Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy and foggy early on this Friday morning and there is some drizzle falling in parts of the area. Temperatures range from 64 in Clifton down to 60 at High Point and Wantage. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high with dew points mainly in the mid 60s.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 50

RECORD HIGH: 85 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 57 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be cloudy with some drizzle this morning and a chance of mainly light showers during the day. Temperatures will be a little above normal and the humidity will remain high.

Showers are expected tonight through Saturday evening possibly heavy at times as a frontal system moves through the area. Rainfall amount will average between 1 and 1 1/2 inches.

Much cooler and drier on Sunday with a gusty wind as high pressure builds into the area.

Monday should be dry and cool but a weak frontal system will give us a low chance of showers Tuesday morning.

Main dry the rest of next week with moderating temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 6 – Cloudy and humid with drizzle and patchy fog this morning then a chance of showers, highs in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers, muggy, lows in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 7 – Cloudy with showers possibly heavy at times, humid, highs near 70.

SUNDAY – OCT 8 – Mostly sunny, windy, cooler and much less humid, highs near 60.

MONDAY – OCT 9 – Mostly sunny, highs near 60.

TUESDAY – OCT 10 – Chance of a morning shower then becoming partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – OCT 12 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-southeast winds to 10 knots seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory will be in effect from midnight tonight through 6 a.m. Monday morning; advisories still possible the rest of Monday into Monday night; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning, but once again there is some patchy dense fog in parts of the area. Early temperatures range from 58 in Clifton down to 50 at Pequest. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 66.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 50

RECORD HIGH: 86 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 37 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 88 (NEW RECORD) LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The high pressure ridge that gave us the record breaking warmth the last two days is moving offshore and we should have a light onshore flow. High temperatures will be lower but still above normal. Skies will be sunny after early morning patchy fog.

A frontal system will move into the area on Friday which will give us cloudy skies with a chance of some light rain or drizzle during the day. Showers become more likely Friday night through Saturday night.

Much cooler and drier air is expected for Sunday and it will be windy.

Mainly dry and cool weather expected Monday through Wednesday. Early morning lows on Monday will likely be the coolest since early May with readings in the low 40s in Clifton down to the 30s further inland.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 5 – Becoming mostly sunny after some patchy fog this morning, highs in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy, lows in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – OCT 6 – Cloudy and humid with a chance of light showers or drizzle, highs in the low 70s. Showers likely at night.

SATURDAY – OCT 7 – Cloudy with showers, highs near 70.

SUNDAY – OCT 8 – Mostly sunny, windy and much cooler, highs near 60.

MONDAY – OCT 9 – Mostly sunny, highs near 60.

TUESDAY – OCT 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foog.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Friday; advisories likely Friday night through the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through the day on Sunday; advisories still possible Sunday night into Monday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Wednesday morning but again there is patchy fog mainly over the inland valleys. Early temperatures range from 62 in Clifton down to 55 at Basking Ridge and Hackettstown. The winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 67.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 51

RECORD HIGH: 87 – 2013 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 (NEW RECORD) LOW: 55 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will continue to dominate our weather providing our area with plenty of sunshine and quite warm temperatures.

Thursday will be sunny but a few degrees cooler than today with an onshore flow.

Showers become likely mainly from Friday afternoon through Saturday night. High temperatures will be cooler but the humidity will be higher. A cold front will cross the area Saturday night followed by breezy and much cooler and drier air for Sunday.

Mainly dry and cool early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 4 – Sunny and very warm, highs in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Clear, lows in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – OCT 5 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

FRIDAY – OCT 6 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely mainly after 2 p.m., humid, highs in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – OCT 7 – Cloudy with showers, highs near 70.

SUNDAY – OCT 8 – Becoming mostly sunny, breezy and much cooler, highs only near 60.

MONDAY – OCT 9 – Partly sunny, highs near 60.

TUESDAY – OCT 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Thursday; advisories probably Friday through Sunday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are clear and with calm winds there is some patchy fog mainly over the inland valleys. Early morning temperatures range from 57 in Clifton down to 49 at Sandyston. The air quality is moderate with an index of 67.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 69 AVERAGE LOW: 51

RECORD HIGH: 81 – 2002 RECORD LOW: 35 – 2003

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80  LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Strong area of high pressure over our area will give us a sunny day today with possible record breaking high temperatures. My record here in Clifton for today is 81 degrees.

Warm and sunny again on Wednesday as the high pressure ridge will continue over the area.

A little cooler on Thursday as we will have more of an onshore wind as the high moves to our east.

A cold front and possibly a low pressure along the front will likely give us showers from Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.

Dry but probably the coolest air of the season Sunday into Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 3 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows near 60.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 4 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – OCT 5 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

FRIDAY – OCT 6 – Cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 2 p.m., highs in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – OCT 7 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, highs in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 9 – Mostly sunny, highs near 60.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Wednesday and Thursday; possible advisories mainly for higher seas Friday and Saturday.

Enjoy the warm early October weather today but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning but there is some fog over the inland valleys. Temperatures are quite mild with readings ranging from 64 in Clifton down to 51 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 54.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 70 AVERAGE LOW: 51

RECORD HIGH: 92 (Monthly record – 2019 RECORD LOW: 36 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 57 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be another warm day as a strong high pressure ridge will be over area. It will be hazy as some smoke from the Canadian wildfires will be aloft.

Unseasonably warm Tuesday and Wednesday as high pressure continues to dominate our weather, highs both days will be in the 80s but we will continue to see widespread haze.

Not as warm on Thursday despite plenty of sunshine.

A couple of cold fronts will likely give us showers mainly from Friday afternoon through Saturday.

Clearing and much cooler on Sunday with below normal temperatures expected much of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 2 – Sunny with widespread haze, highs near 80.

TONIGHT – Clear, lows in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – OCT 3 – Sunny with widespread haze, highs in the low 80s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 4 – Sunny with widespread haze, highs in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – OCT 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

FRIDAY – OCT 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 2 p.m., highs in the low 70s, showers likely at night.

SATURDAY – OCT 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs near 70.

SUNDAY – OCT 8 – Sunny and cooler, highs in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect for high seas until 6 p.m. Winds north-northeast becoming southeast to 10 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday; possible advisories for higher seas on Friday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2023

Temperatures averaged 68.5 degrees which is slightly above normal; the highest temperature was 96 degrees set on the 7th which also is the highest temperature of the year. The lowest temperature was 48 set on the 27th. It was very wet with total rainfall amount of 9.00″ which made it the 5th wettest September since I started records in 1973. The highest amount was 2.36″ recorded on the 29th.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!