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!