Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 60 in Clifton down to 46 at Pequest. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 45.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 80 AVERAGE LOW: 61
RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 47 – 1991
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 58 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure just off shore with give us a mostly light easterly flow of seasonably mild temperatures today with low humidity and plenty of sunshine.
The high pressure will be moving off the coast on Wednesday but the dry weather will continue with again near seasonable temperatures and mostly sunny skies.
A frontal system will approach our area on Thursday as the high pressure moves offshore. A brisk southerly flow will bring more humid air by the afternoon with a chance of showers at night.
The frontal system will be slow to move through the area and we will have a chance of scattered showers Friday and Saturday along with warm temperatures and it will continue to be muggy.
High pressure will then build into the area for Sunday and last through at least early next week bringing dry, cooler and less humid air.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – SEP 2 – Sunny, highs near 80.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper 50s.
WEDNESDAY – SEP 3 – Sunny, highs near 80.
THURSDAY – SEP 4 – Mostly sunny, breezy and becoming more humid, highs near 80. Chance of showers at night.
FRIDAY – SEP 5 – Partly sunny, warm and humid with a chance of showers, highs in the low 80s.
SATURDAY – SEP 6 – Partly sunny, warm and humid with a chance of showers, highs in the low 80.
SUNDAY – SEP 7 – Mostly sunny, cooler and less humid, highs in the mid 70s.
MONDAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots, seas 3 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Wednesday; possible advisories for Thursday and Friday; no advisories expected for Saturday.
CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2025 (Records began in 1973)
August’s temperature averaged 73.1 degrees and that was a couple of degrees below normal and was the coolest August since 2017. The high temperature was 93 degrees set on the 12th, 13th and the 17th. The lowest temperature was 53 degrees on the 30th which was the coolest August reading since 2003. Precipitation was well below normal with only 1.21″ recorded which was the 5th driest August and the driest since 1996.
SUMMER MONTHS: JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST!
The temperature averaged 75.5 degrees and was the 10th warmest summer since my records began. Precipitation was below normal with only 7.69″ recorded and was the 3rd driest summer.
Have a nice day and stay safe!