Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 71 in Clifton down to 67 at Walpack. The humidity is high and there are some scattered showers over Sussex County.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 11TH!

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2016 RECORD LOW: 55 – 2007

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: .14″

The Bermuda high pressure will give our area a southwest flow of very hot and humid air today through Friday with temperatures well up into the 90s all three days along with dew points in the 70s. This will cause heat indexes to rise to near 110, an excessive heat warning is in effect. With the heat and humidity we will have a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day.

A cold front will cross the area on Saturday with another chance of showers and thunderstorms. The front will be followed by less humid air by Saturday night.

More seasonable temperatures along with lower humidity Sunday through Tuesday with mostly sunny skies each day.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 11 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, muggy, low in the mid 70s.

THURSDAY – AUG 12 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 90s.

FRIDAY – AUG 13 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 90s.

SATURDAY – AUG 14 – Partly sunny, not as hot but staying humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 15 – Mostly sunny and less humid, high in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 16 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – AUG 17 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 15 knots, seas less than 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay cool and safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly to mostly cloudy across our area on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 69 degrees in Clifton down to 65 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high. There are some thunderstorms from the Philadelphia area to Long Beach Island but they should remain to our south.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 10TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW 65

RECORD HIGH: 97 – 1973 RECORD LOW – 54 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 83 LOW: 67 PRECIPITATION: .13″

Today will be a partly sunny day and it will be humid with dew points rising to the low 70s, there is a chance of an afternoon or evening shower and thunderstorm.

The heat will get into full swing on Wednesday with very hot temperatures through Friday along with high humidity will send heat indexes over 100 each day. With the humidity and heat we will have a chance of typical afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day.

A cold front will cross our area on Saturday and it will be less hot and become less humid by evening along with a continued chance of showers.

More seasonable weather with less humidity Sunday through early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 10 – Partly sunny, very warm and humid with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy with a chance of an evening shower and thunderstorm, low in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 11 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

THURSDAY – AUG 12 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid, high in the upper 90s, chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.

FRIDAY – AUG 13 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

SATURDAY – AUG 14 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, becoming less humid at night, high near 90.

SUNDAY – AUG 15 – Partly sunny and less humid, high in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 16 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 15 knots, seas less than 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 68 in Clifton down to 60 at Walpack. Winds are from the north around 10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 100 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 50 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: .17″

The small coastal low pressure area that gave our area showers yesterday and early this morning and heavy rain to our shore areas will move slowly away but still close enough to give us mainly cloudy skies. There is a slight chance (20%) chance of an afternoon or evening shower but most areas will remain dry.

Hot and humid weather Tuesday through Friday with high temperatures near 90 on Tuesday and in the 90s Wednesday through Friday. With the high humidity there will be chance each day of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.

A cold front will cross the area on Saturday with some showers followed by cooler and less humid air on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 9 – Cloudy, high in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy, low near 70.

TUESDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 11 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

THURSDAY – AUG 12 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

FRIDAY – AUG 13 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

SATURDAY – AUG 14 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high near 90.

SUNDAY – AUG 15 – Mostly sunny, not as hot or humid, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Light rain is falling over the area and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 67 in Clifton down to 62 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 50 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 91 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A small coastal low pressure area will slowly move up the coast today causing mainly light rain that will end by mid-morning. Skies will remain mostly cloudy this afternoon with still a chance of some scattered showers. High temperatures will only be around 80.

The low will move away on Monday but there will still be a chance of afternoon or evening showers, high temperatures will be warmer with highs in the mid to upper 80s.

A heatwave is expected Tuesday through Friday as the Bermuda high pressure gives us a southwesterly flow of hot and humid air. With the hot and humid air there will be a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms each day.

A cold front is expected to cross the area Friday night bringing in cooler and drier air for next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 8 – Cloudy with light rain ending this morning but still with a chance of a shower this afternoon, high near 80.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy early then becoming partly cloudy, low in the upper 60s.

MONDAY – AUG 9 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon or evening showers, high in the mid to upper 80s.

TUESDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, high near 90. Chance of showers at night.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 11 – Partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

THURSDAY – AUG 12 – Partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

FRIDAY – AUG 13 – Partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the mid 90s.

SATURDAY – AUG 14 – Mostly sunny, cooler and less humid, high in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot or less. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 71 in Clifton down to 60 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 7TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW 66

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 51 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW 65 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be quite warm again but with increasing clouds highs should be a couple of degrees lower than yesterday.

A small low pressure system moving off the New Jersey coast will give our area a chance of showers on Sunday but most of the precipitation will be along southern New Jersey coastal areas. Temperatures with clouds and an onshore wind will be lower with most highs in the low 80s.

The Bermuda high pressure ridge will likely give us quite warm to hot weather much of next week. Monday and Tuesday should be dry with moderate humidity. The humidity will rise toward the end of the week along with a chance of mainly afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms Wednesday through Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 7 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 3 a.m., low in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – AUG 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, hot and more humid, high near 90.

THURSDAY – AUG 12 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – AUG 13 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas less than one foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.

Enjoy the weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 66 in Clifton down to 55 at Pequest. Winds are calm or light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 68

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 52 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 84 LOW 66 PRECIPITATION: NONE

After nearly a week of cool and comfortable weather summer will a comeback today with quite warm temperatures as high pressure builds into the area. We should enjoy mostly sunny skies today with quite warm temperatures but the humidity will not be too high with dew points mainly only around 60.

The weekend’s weather will be quite warm and mostly dry but a weak low pressure area may cause some showers Saturday night. Humidity will slowly rise with dew points in the 60s.

Most of next week will be quite warm to hot with increasing humidity by later in the week. Monday and Tuesday should stay dry but Wednesday and Thursday may have some afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 6 – Sunny, high near 90.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 70.

SATURDAY – AUG 7 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 80s, chance of showers at night.

SUNDAY – AUG 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 11 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

THURSDAY – AUG 12 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 3 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories are expected Saturday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay cool and safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are a little milder than this time yesterday with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 66 in Clifton to 56 at Pequest. Winds are light from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 76 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The front that gave us the clouds and cool conditions yesterday will be moving further offshore and we should see some partial sunshine today with temperatures not as cool with most highs in the lower 80s.

Quite warm Friday through the weekend with only a low chance of showers late Saturday into Sunday. Highs will be near 90 on Friday and in the upper 80s over the weekend as we will have more clouds. Humidity will be moderate with dew points in the 60s.

The Bermuda high pressure ridge will dominate our weather much of next week with hot temperatures and an increase in humidity. Most of the time it will be dry but there is a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 5 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

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

FRIDAY – AUG 6 – Sunny, high near 90.

SATURDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m., high in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 8 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

TUESDAY – AUG 10 -Mostly sunny, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 11 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Friday morning for northwest winds gusting to 20 knots, seas 3-6 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe.

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 64 in Clifton down to 55 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 57 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 59 PRECIPITATION: .NONE

Last year on this date Hurricane Isaias caused damaging winds and heavy rain.

Today will be a mainly cloudy day with high temperatures only in the upper 70s. There is only a low chance of an evening shower as a trough of low pressure will be just offshore. This system may cause heavy rain over parts of Eastern Long Island.

Thursday will be partly sunny as a weak high pressure builds into the area, with more sunshine high temperatures will be a couple of degrees warmer than today.

After having a nice break of comfortable weather the last few days the heat will return on Friday and may last through much of next week as the Bermuda high pressure builds into the area. There is only a low chance of showers on Sunday otherwise dry conditions will prevail. The humidity will not be too high Friday and Saturday but will increase on Sunday and last into next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 4 – Cloudy, high in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of an evening shower, low in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – AUG 5 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 6 – Sunny, high near 90.

SATURDAY – AUG 7 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 8 – Mostly sunny and becoming more humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MONDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high near 90.

TUESDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect between 2 p.m. today through 6 p.m. Thursday evening for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday night through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Another cool August morning as with mostly clear skies temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 60 degrees in Clifton down to a chilly 49 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 3RD.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 54 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 59 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will give our area a pleasant day today with continued comfortable humidity and temperatures slightly below normal. There will be less wind than yesterday along with some more high cloudiness.

Continued mainly dry with comfortable temperatures and humidity Wednesday and Thursday.

A warming trend will start on Friday and be with us through the weekend and into most of next week as the Bermuda high builds into our area. Temperatures will be mainly in the upper 80s to near 90 Friday through Sunday and be in the low 90s through at least the middle of next week. The only chance of precipitation will be in afternoon or evening showers both Saturday and Sunday as the humidity will also increase.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 3 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 80s.

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

WEDNESDAY – AUG 4 – Mostly cloudy, high near 80.

THURSDAY – AUG 5 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 6 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon or evening shower and thunderstorm, high in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon or evening shower and thunderstorm, high near 90.

MONDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 59 in Clifton down to 55 at High Point, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1998

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 79 LOW: 59 PRECIPITATION: .17″

High pressure building into our area will give us a nice early August day with plenty of sunshine, temperatures will reach the low 80s and the dew points will fall to the comfortable 50s.

Continued nice weather Tuesday and Wednesday as high pressure dominates, highs both days will be in the low 80s with comfortable humidity.

At this point Thursday will have the best chance of showers as a weak front moves into our area.

Mainly dry weather with an increase in temperatures and humidity Friday through the weekend.

Hot and humid weather is likely for much of next week!

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 2 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

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

TUESDAY – AUG 3 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 4 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 5 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 7 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 8 – Partly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

JULY 2021 CLIFTON’S MONTHLY SUMMARY:

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE: 76.3 – Which is near normal: Highest temperature 96 – on the 6th ; Lowest – 55- 31st (coolest July temperature since 2007) – 8 days had temperatures of 90 degrees or higher –

PRECIPITATION: 7.56″ 9th wettest since 1973. Highest daily rainfall 1.93″ on the 29th (Severe weather caused 5 tornadoes in New Jersey) Many stations in our area had more rainfall with 11.09″ at Central Park and 8.91″ at Newark both had their 3rd wettest July.

Have a nice day and stay safe!