Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are a little lower than the past several mornings with readings ranging from 64 in Clifton down to 54 at Walpack. Winds are light mainly from the west. The air quality is good with an index of 28.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 11.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 1988 RECORD LOW: 55 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: .51″

High pressure building in from the west will give us plenty of sunshine today along with hot temperatures but with rather low humidity today.

Even a little hotter on Wednesday as highs reach the low-mid 90s, the humidity will continue to be low to moderate with dew points in the low-mid 60s.

A series of troughs or weak fronts will likely give us some showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday with an increase in humidity.

Rather unsettled weather for the weekend with mainly a chance of afternoon and evening showers both days along with high humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 11 – Sunny, high near 90.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low near 70.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 12 – Sunny and hot, highs in the mid 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 13 – Partly sunny and more humid with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly after 5 p.m., highs in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 14 – Partly sunny and humid with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 15 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, humid, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 16 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90.

MONDAY – JULY 17 – Mostly sunny and a little less humid, highs near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West winds becoming southerly to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is a warm 77 degrees.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories possible on Thursday; no advisories expected for Friday and Saturday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from 69 in Clifton down to 63 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 40.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 10TH!

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW 65

RECORD HIGH: 102 – 1988 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1991

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 83 LOW: 70 PRECIPITATION: .37″

Rainfall in Clifton since yesterday only totaled .88″ while parts of the Hudson Valley had 5-8 inches in a short time yesterday afternoon that caused considerable flooding. Also up to 6 inches of rainfall accumulated over parts of eastern Pennsylvania along with parts of northwest New Jersey.

Today will be a much quieter weather day with early morning clouds giving way to mostly sunny skies with lower humidity, but there still will be a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms.

High pressure will dominate our weather Tuesday and Wednesday giving us mostly sunny skies both days and it will become quite warm to hot both days with low to moderate humidity.

Another slow moving frontal system will cause a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day Thursday through the weekend with an increase in humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 10 – Cloudy with patch fog this morning then becoming mostly sunny with a chance of an afternoon showers and thunderstorm, highs in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy with a chance of an evening shower or thunderstorm, becoming less humid, lows in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – JULY 11 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 12 – Sunny and hot, highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 13 – Partly sunny and becoming more humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs, near 90.

FRIDAY – JULY 14 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 15 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 16 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Sunday morning and again it is warm and muggy with patchy fog in some areas. Temperatures range from 73 in Clifton down to 66 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light southeasterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 57.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 9TH!

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1993 RECORD LOW: 55 – 1995

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 74 PRECIPITATION: .08“

A slow moving frontal system will cause showers and thunderstorms to develop this afternoon and become heavy at times through tonight. A flood watch is in effect as 1-2 inches of rainfall can be expected with some higher amounts possible. High temperatures will be a little lower today with the clouds and precipitation, but the humidity will remain high with dew points in the 70s.

The front will be slow to move offshore so showers and thunderstorms are likely on Monday, but shower chances decrease by Monday night along with less humid air.

Tuesday and Wednesday should be dry and hot with moderate humidity as a weak high moves into the area.

Another frontal system will give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon through at least the beginning of next weekend along with higher humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 9 – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms developing by this afternoon, showers may be heavy at times, humid with highs in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms, some showers may be heavy at times, muggy, lows near 70.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, highs in the low 80s, becoming less humid at night.

TUESDAY – JULY 11 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 12 – Sunny, highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 13 – Partly sunny, hot and becoming more humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 14 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 15 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

Despite the crummy weather try to have a good day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Saturday morning and there is some patchy fog in some of the area. Temperatures are quite warm with readings ranging from 74 in Clifton down to 65 at High Point. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is good with an index of 50.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 8TH

AVERAGE HIGH 85 AVERAGE LOW 65

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 1993 RECORD LOW: 54 – 2000

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 88 LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: – NONE.

A weak front will be just to our west today with a continued southerly flow of warm and humid air. There is a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms with some heavy rain possible.

The front will move over our area on Sunday and a low pressure will form on the front which will give us showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and at night. Heavy rain is likely with possible 1-2 inches of rainfall.

Still a chance of an afternoon or evening shower and thunderstorm on Monday.

Mainly dry and quite warm with a little less humidity Tuesday through Thursday as weak high pressure builds into our area.

Another frontal system will give us a chance of showers on Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, some heavy rain possible, humid, highs in the upper 80s.

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

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms, some heavy rain likely, highs in the low 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 11 – Mostly sunny and a little less humid, highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 12 – Sunny, highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 13 – Partly sunny, highs near 90, chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.

FRIDAY – JULY 14 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have an enjoyable weekend but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and once again it is warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from 72 in Clifton down to 65 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light from the south-southeast. The air quality is moderate with an index of 60.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR JULY 7TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW 65

RECORD HIGH: 100 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 55 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 91 LOW: 73 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure continues offshore giving us a south-southeast flow of humid air into our area. Today will be partly sunny with high temperatures slightly lower than the last two days. There is a slight (20%) chance of an afternoon or evening shower mainly further inland.

More clouds but continued humid on Saturday as a weak front will be in our area and we will have a slightly better chance of an afternoon or evening shower.

Low pressure developing on the front will likely give us showers and thunderstorms Sunday into Sunday night, some of which may be heavy at times.

The front will move offshore but there still will be a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers both Monday and Tuesday.

Mainly dry weather Wednesday and Thursday with warmer temperatures but slightly lower humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny and humid, highs in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy, lows in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, humid with highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely with heavy rain possible, high in the lower 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

TUESDAY – JUL 11 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESEDAY – JULY 12 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 13 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through Monday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and some areas have fog. Temperatures are quite warm with readings ranging from 73 in Clifton down to 64 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity remains high. Air quality is moderate with an index of 64.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 6TH

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 103 – 2010 RECORD LOW 54 – 2001

YESTERDAY: HIGH: 94 LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Weak high pressure in our area will give us another sunny day with continued hot temperatures and high humidity, highs will again reach the low 90s.

The weak high will move offshore on Friday, it will continue to be humid, but with more clouds high temperatures will be a little lower than today. There will be a low chance of showers at night.

A slow moving trough of low pressure will be in our area Saturday through Monday. There will be a low chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers on Saturday, with showers and thunderstorms more likely Sunday into Monday.

Weak high pressure will build into our area on Tuesday, but there still may be an afternoon shower.

Sunny and less humid on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 6 – Sunny, hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and muggy, lows in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny and humid, high in the upper 80s, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – JULY 8 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, humid with highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Partly sunny with showers likely, humid, highs in the mid 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 11 – Mostly sunny with a chance of a shower, a little less humid with highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 12 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day but stay safe and cool!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Wednesday morning but there is some fog over the inland valleys. It continues to be muggy and temperatures range from 70 in Clifton down to 65 at Hackettstown, Pequest and High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is unhealthy with an index of 191.

CLIFTON ALMANAC DATA FOR JULY 5TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 52 – 1979

YESTERDAY: HIGH 85 LOW 72 PRECIPITATION: .11″

The front that caused the showers and thunderstorms yesterday is moving offshore as weak high pressure moves into our area. Today will be quite warm with highs near 90 and with dew points near 70 it will be an uncomfortable day.

Thursday will be quite warm and humid once again with only a slight chance of an afternoon and evening shower.

A slow moving front will affect our weather Friday through early next week. There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon Friday and Saturday with showers and thunderstorms more likely Sunday into Monday. Highs will be near normal but overnight lows will be above normal. It will continue to be humid.

High pressure will build in for Tuesday with slightly less humid air but still a chance of an afternoon and evening shower.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 5 – Mostly sunny, quite warm and humid, highs in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and muggy, lows in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny, quite warm and humid, highs near 90.

FRIDAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 8 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, humid with highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms, highs in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 11 – Mostly sunny and a little less humid with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm mainly in the afternoon and evening, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Independence Day and again it is quite warm and humid with temperatures ranging from 72 in Clifton down to 67 at High Point, Wantage and Hackettstown. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 60.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 4TH

AVERAGE HIGH:  84 AVERAGE LOW:  64

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1974  RECORD LOW: 48 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 91  LOW: 70  PRECIPITATION: .10″

A slow moving front will likely give us a mostly cloudy day today and it will continue to be humid, but high temperatures will be a few degrees lower than on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and evening but the day should not be a total washout as the activity will be scattered.

Mainly dry and hot and continued moderately humid Wednesday and Thursday.

A slow moving frontal system will give us mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms Friday through the early part of next week. High temperatures will average near normal but overnight lows will be above normal. Also it will continue to be moderately humid.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 4 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms mainly this afternoon, highs in the mid 80s. rain may be heavy at times.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening then becoming partly cloudy after midnight, muggy with lows in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 5 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 6 – Partly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds 5 knots or less, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories are expected Wednesday through Saturday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 2023.

June’s average temperature was 68.8 which was 1.2 degrees below normal and was the coolest June since 2009. The highest temperature was 94 degrees on the 2nd and the lowest was 47 on the 4th. Precipitation was a little below normal with 3.40″ with almost half of the rainfall was on the 26th and 27th. We had smoke at times during the month from the Canadian wildfires with the 7th being the worst day with terrible air quality and the sun being totally blocked out causing a weird yellow glow.

Have a nice Independence Day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and again it is warm and muggy, temperatures range from 70 in Clifton down to 64 at Hackettstown. Winds are light from the southwest. The air quality is moderate with an index of 61.

CLIFTON ALMANAC FOR JULY 3!

NORMAL HIGH 84 NORMAL LOW 64

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 51 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 88 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: .40″

Another warm and humid day today as high pressure is offshore giving us a southwest flow of air. There will be a good chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly this afternoon and evening, some of the storms may be quite strong.

Warm and humid again on the 4th with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.

Wednesday and Thursday look to stay dry and quite warm.

A weak frontal system will give us a chance of more mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms Friday into the weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 3 – Partly sunny, quite warm and humid with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, lows near 70.

INDEPENDENCE DAY – JULY 4 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 5 – Sunny, highs near 90.

THURSDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

FRIDAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 3 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 71 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and there are some scattered showers falling. Temperatures range from 69 in Clifton down to 62 at High Point. Winds are calm or light southeasterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 73.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE DATA FOR JULY 2.

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 64

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 51 – 2001

YESTERDAY: HIGH: 82 LOW 64 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A warm front will move into our area today that will give us a mostly cloudy day with showers and thunderstorms, some of the storms may become quite strong with heavy rain and gusty winds. Temperatures will be near normal and the humidity will be high with dew points around 70. We should see less smoke from the Canadian wildfires today.

Hot and humid on Monday with mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms likely.

On Independence Day it will continue to be hot but maybe a little less humid.

Weak high pressure moving into the area will give us dry weather but it will be hot and increasingly humid both on Wednesday and Thursday.

A weak frontal system may touch off some showers Friday into Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 2 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers this morning then showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, some showers may be accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds, highs in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy with showers and thunderstorms, some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds, lows near 70.

MONDAY – JULY 3 – Mostly cloudy, hot and humid with mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

INDEPENDENCE DAY – JULY 4 – Partly sunny with only a slight chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 5 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstomrs, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Thursday. Point Pleasant ocean temperature is 71 degrees.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!