Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are mainly in the low to mid 60s across our area. Winds are light from the northeast. The air quality is good with an index of 20.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 80 AVERAGE LOW: 61
RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 47 – 1991
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 84 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: .39″
A back door cold front moved to our south last night and we now have an onshore flow of air. Today will be not as warm as yesterday but it will remain rather humid. There is a low chance of an afternoon shower.
Showers and possible some thunderstorms after midnight tonight the front passes to our north as a warm front.
Thursday will be warmer and very humid with showers and possibly some thunderstorms during the day and night ahead of a stronger cold front that will move through at night.
Friday will be mostly sunny, warm but much less humid as high pressure builds from the west.
A very nice Labor Day weekend is expected with plenty of sunshine each day along with near normal temperatures and low humidity.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – SEP 2 – Mostly cloudy and not as warm with a chance of an afternoon shower, highs in the mid 70s.
TONIGHT – Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening then showers and thunderstorms expected after midnight, lows in the upper 60s.
THURSDAY – SEP 3 – Mostly cloudy, warm and very humid with showers and thunderstorms likely, highs in the upper 80s.
FRIDAY – SEP 4 – Mostly sunny and much less humid, highs in the mid 80s.
SATURDAY – SEP 5 – Sunny, highs near 80.
SUNDAY – SEP 6 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.
LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.
TUESDAY – SEP 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.
CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2026. Records began in 1973.
The average temperature was 75.9 degrees which is 2.2 degrees above the 54 year average. The highest temperature was 95 degrees set on the 7th, the lowest temperature was 60 degrees set on the 29th. Precipitation totaled 7.02″ which war the 8th wettest since my records began.
CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS OF 2026
The average temperature was 75.4 degrees which was 2.4 degree above normal and was the 9th warmest summer. Precipitation totaled 19.31″ and was the 6th wettest since my records began.
Have a nice day and stay safe!