Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from 60 in Clifton down to 52 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light northwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 65.
CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 2ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66
RECORD HIGH: 99 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1998
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 74 LOW: 60 PRECIPITATION: .05″
High pressure building into our area from the Great Lakes will give us sunny skies today with temperatures a little below normal along with light winds and low humidity!
Sunny skies will continue on Sunday with light winds and temperatures a couple of degrees higher.
High pressure will dominate our weather much if not all of next week giving us dry conditions along with seasonably warm temperatures and continued low humidity.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – AUG 2 – Sunny, highs near 80.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows near 60.
SUNDAY – AUG 3 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
MONDAY – AUG 4 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
TUESDAY – AUG 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.
WEDNESDAY – AUG 6 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
THURSDAY – AUG 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 80s.
FRIDAY – AUG 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect for high seas today. Winds northwest to 15 knots, seas 3-6 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 78 degrees. There is a high risk of rip currents today.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.
CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2025
The average temperature was 80.0 degrees which was the second warmest July since my records began in 1973. Only 2020 was slightly warmer. The highest temperature was 100 on the 29th, the lowest was 62 on the 5th. Precipitation was near normal with 4.10″.
Enjoy this nice summer weather this weekend but stay safe!