Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are cooler than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 63 in Clifton down to 51 at Walpack. Winds are from the northwest around 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 28.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 31ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 80 AVERAGE LOW: 62

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1973 RECORD LOW: 48 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: .28″

High pressure building from the Great Lakes will give us a mostly sunny day although we should have some high clouds from Tropical Storm Idalia that is well to our south. High temperatures will be slightly below normal with readings in the upper 70s. The humidity will be very low with dew points falling into the 40s. There is a high risk of rip currents along the shore from distant Hurricane Franklin.

The high pressure will move into our area on Friday and Saturday continuing the dry weather with near seasonable temperatures and again low humidity.

Dry and very warm to hot weather Sunday through much of next week, the humidity will rise but not be too oppresive.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY – SEP 1 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 2 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – SEP 3 – Sunny, highs near 90.

LABOR DAY – SEP 4 – Sunny, highs in the low to mid 90s.

TUESDAY – SEP 5 – Sunny, highs in the low 90s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 6 – Sunny, highs in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until noon on Friday for northeast winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-7 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees There is a high risk of rip currents due to Hurricane Franklin which is well offshore in the Atlantic.

OUTLOOK: Advisories still possible Friday afternoon through Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday and Monday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are mild with readings ranging from 71 in Clifton down to 66 at High Point. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is good with an index of 28.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 80 AVERAGE LOW: 62

RECORD HIGH: 94 – 1973 RECORD LOW: 43 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 82 LOW: 65 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A cold front will cross the area this morning accompanied by showers followed by northwest flow of drier air. Dew points near 70 today will fall to the 50s by tonight. Skies will become mostly sunny this afternoon.

High pressure will build into the area from the Great Lakes giving us very pleasant temperatures and humidity Thursday and Friday.

High pressure will continue to dominate our weather for the holiday weekend with plenty of sunshine each day. Highs on Saturday will be near normal and then be well above normal for Sunday and on Labor Day.

Much of next week will be dry and very warm to hot.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 30 – Cloudy this morning with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, becoming mostly sunny, warm and breezy with gradually lower humidity, highs in the mid 80s.

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

THURSDAY – AUG 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

FRIDAY – SEP 1 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 2 – Sunny, highs near 80.

SUNDAY – SEP 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 4 – Sunny, highs in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – SEP 5 – Sunny, highs in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday evening for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees. High surf and a high risk of rip currents due to Hurricane Franklin that is well off our coast.

OUTLOOK: Advisories still likely for Friday; advisories possible for Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly to mostly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 65 in Clifton down to 59 at Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 38.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 29TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 81 AVERAGE LOW: 62

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 41 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 77 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak front to our east will give us a mostly cloudy day, but it will be a little muggy with dew points in the upper 60s. There is a 20% chance of a shower during the day.

A cold front approaching from the west will likely give us showers and possibly some thunderstorms tonight into Wednesday morning, some showers will be heavy at times. We should have clearing by Wednesday afternoon, temperatures will be warm but the humidity will drop by late in the day.

High pressure will build into the region for Thursday and Friday with cool temperatures and low humidity.

The Labor Day weekend will be very nice with plenty of sunshine all 3 days. Highs will be near normal on Saturday and be above normal Sunday and on Labor Day.

At this point much of next week will be quite warm to hot.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 29 – Mostly cloudy and humid, highs in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm, low near 70.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 30 – Mostly cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm in the morning then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon and gradually becoming less humid, highs in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

FRIDAY – SEP 1 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 2 – Sunny, highs near 80.

SUNDAY – SEP 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 4 – Sunny and hot, highs near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been issued effective between midnight tonight through 6 a.m Thursday morning for high seas from swells from Major Hurricane Franklin which will remain well offshore: advisories still likely for high seas Thursday and Friday; advisories still possible on Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from 66 in Clifton down to 57 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light easterly. The air quality is good with an index of 48.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 81 AVERAGE LOW: 62

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1973 RECORD LOW: 44 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW 66 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure to our north will give us an easterly flow of air. With more clouds today and the onshore wind the high temperature will be a few degrees lower than yesterday but with high humidity as dew points rise to the upper 60s. Some showers are possible well after midnight tonight.

A warm front offshore will likely give us showers Tuesday into Wednesday along with high humidity. A cold front will cross the area late in the day on Wednesday followed by clearing and becoming less humid. Meanwhile Hurricane Franklin will be well offshore but will cause swells along with dangerous rip currents for our beaches.

Dry and cool Thursday and Friday with most highs only in the mid to upper 70s and overnight lows in the 50s. Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to move well to our south off the Carolina coast but may cause some clouds on Friday.

The Labor day weekend looks quite nice with dry conditions along with warmer temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 28 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 2 a.m., lows in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – AUG 29 – Cloudy and humid with showers likely, highs in the upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 30 – Showers likely mainly before 2 p.m. humid, highs in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 31 – Mostly sunny, cooler and much less humid, highs in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – SEP 1 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 2 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – SEP 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories expected Tuesday through Friday from swells from Hurricane Franklin.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and early temperatures range from 67 in Clifton down to 57 at Sandyston. Winds are light from the north. The air quality is good with an index of 38.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 81 AVERAGE LOW: 63

RECORD HIGH: 94 – 2021 RECORD LOW: 52 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: TRACE.

NOTE: On this date 12 years ago Hurricane Irene caused massive flooding in our area with 9.27″ of rain falling on August 27th into the 28th.

High pressure now located north of the Great Lakes will build into our area giving us a very pleasant late August day with near seasonable temperatures, low humidity and plenty of sunshine.

The high pressure will move to our north on Monday with an onshore flow, with more clouds high temperatures will be a few degrees lower than today.

A frontal system will give us a chance of showers on Tuesday. Meanwhile Hurricane Franklin will move northeast well off our shores but it should give the coastal areas an increase in swells along with the chance of dangerous rip currents.

High pressure will dominate our weather Wednesday through Friday with seasonably mild temperatures along with low humidity.

At this point the Labor Day weekend looks to be dry and warm with most high temperatures in the middle 80s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 27 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

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

MONDAY – AUG 28 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY – AUG 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 30 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

FRIDAY – SEP 1 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

SATURDAY – SEP 2 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds to 10 knots become east-northeast, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Monday; advisories likely Monday night through Thursday from swells from Hurricane Franklin.

Enjoy the nice weather today but please stay safe!