Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are a little cooler than the last couple of morning with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 53 in Clifton down to 45 at Walpack, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 73 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 1996 RECORD LOW: 37 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 77 LOW: 57 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Strong high pressure will continue to influence our weather today with sunny skies; high temperatures will be a little warmer than yesterday with readings in the 80s.

It now appears that the weekend will be very warm to hot both days with only a slight chance of an afternoon shower, highs will be near 90.

Dry weather to continue much of next week,; temperatures will be below normal on Monday but rise to above normal readings Tuesday through Thursday, with Wednesday being the hottest day with highs possibly in the low 90s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 21 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 22 – Partly sunny with only a slight chance of an afternoon shower, high near 90.

SUNDAY – MAY 23 – Mostly sunny with a only a slight chance of an afternoon shower, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – MAY 24 – Partly sunny and much cooler, high near 70.

TUESDAY – MAY 25 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 26 – Mostly sunny and hot, high in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – MAY 27 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 15 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK – Possible advisories for high seas on Saturday! no advisories expected for Sunday; possible advisories on Monday; no advisories expected on Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 59 in Clifton down to 49 in Walpack, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 73 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 1996 RECORD LOW: 37 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 88 LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will not be as warm as yesterday as a back door cold front came through our area overnight. High temperatures will be mainly in the upper 70s which is still above normal, skies will be mostly sunny.

Seasonably warm on Friday with partly sunny skies.

A weak warm front will cross the area on Saturday which will give us a 40% chance of an afternoon shower, temperatures will be warm with highs in the 80s.

Hot weather is expected again on Sunday with highs in the low 90s along with mostly sunny skies.

A back door cold front will come through the area dry Sunday night and temperatures will be cooler early next week but still near to above normal.

Quite warm on Wednesday with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon as a cold front approaches our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 20 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 50s.,

FRIDAY – MAY 21 – Partly sunny, high near 80.

SATURDAY – MAY 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers and possibly a thunderstorm, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – MAY 23 – Mostly sunny and hot with increasing humidity, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – MAY 24 – Partly sunny and much cooler, high in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – MAY 25 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 26 – Partly sunny and hot with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are clear early on this Wednesday morning and there is a wide range in temperatures at 5 a.m., with readings ranging from a mild 62 in Clifton down to a cool 42 at Walpack, winds are light from the west.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 72 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 34 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 84 LOW: 55 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Note: Although my record high since 1973 is 93 set in 2017, back on this date in 1962 Central Park had the highest May temperature on record with a sultry 99 degrees. I remember playing outside at a friend’s house and then I came home and took a nice cool bath.

Today will be sunny and very warm to hot with high temperatures well up into the 80s and a 90 degree reading is possible. However the humidity will stay on the low side with dew points mainly in the 40s.

A back door cold front will cross the area on Thursday and with an onshore flow it will not be as warm Thursday and Friday, however it will continue to be dry.

Warmer again over the weekend but a couple of weak disturbances will give us a slight chance of an afternoon shower both days but the chance of rain is only 20%.

A stronger cold front will cross the area on Monday bringing in cooler weather for early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 19 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 20 – Mostly sunny and not as warm, high near 80.

FRIDAY – MAY 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – MAY 22 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – MAY 23 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

MONDAY – MAY 24 – Partly sunny and cooler, high in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – MAY 25 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 55 degrees in Clifton down to 40 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 72 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 38 – 1983

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: TRACE.

High pressure remains in control of our weather today and we should see less clouds than yesterday along with warmer temperatures.

Dry and warm weather should continue Wednesday through Friday.

The weekend’s weather is a bit unsettled with the GFS model showing showers but the European model is mainly dry and continued warm. At this time the precipitation probability both days are around 20% but that may change as we get closer to the weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low near 60.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 19 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY – MAY 20 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – MAY 21 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – MAY 22 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – MAY 23 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – MAY 24 – Mostly sunny, high near 80.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and hopefully staying safe and healthy!

Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 53 in Clifton down to 40 at Pequest, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 72 AVERAGE LOW: 52

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 35 – 1983

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 77 LOW: 55 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will start off sunny but just like the last couple of days cumulus clouds will build this afternoon and there is a slight chance of a shower mostly further inland, temperatures will continue to be mild with highs in the upper 70s.

Mainly dry and warm weather this week with most highs in the 80s.

At this point the weekend looks to be dry but a couple of disturbances will give us a slight chance of showers both days, temperatures should continue to be warm.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 17 – Sunny this morning then partly sunny this afternoon, high in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy early then clearing, low in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – MAY 18 – Mostly sunny, high near 80.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 19 – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – MAY 20 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – MAY 21 – Partly sunny, high near 80.

SATURDAY – MAY 22 – Partly suny, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – MAY 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and hopefully staying safe and healthy!