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!