Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are still warm with readings ranging from 73 in Clifton down to 64 at High Point. The humidity has dropped with dew points mainly in the more comfortable upper 50s to the low 60s. Winds are light from the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 28.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 18TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 87 AVERAGE LOW: 67 

RECORD HIGH: 102 – 2012 RECORD LOW: 59 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW: 74 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

High pressure building from the northwest will give us a very pleasant mid summer day with plenty of sunshine, cooler temperatures and much less humidity.

Saturday morning will continue to be comfortable but a warm front approaching our area will bring higher humidity in the afternoon and evening along with a chance of showers.

Sunday will be a hot and humid day ahead of a cold front that will come through in the evening preceded by some showers and thunderstorms.

Another refreshing airmass will move into the area for Monday and Tuesday giving us mostly sunny skies both days along with seasonably warm temperatures and low humidty.

Warmer and becoming more humid Wednesday into Thursday and another warm front may cause some showers Wednesday night.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 18 – Mostly sunny and comfortably warm, highs in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – JULY 19 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m., highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 20 – Partly sunny, quite warm and humid with a good chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90.

MONDAY – JULY 21 – Sunny, cooler and much less humid, highs in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 22 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 23 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s, chance of showers at night.

THURSDAY – JULY 24 – Mostly sunny, hot and more humid, highs in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is a warm 78 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Saturday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and once again it is quite warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from 76 in Clifton down to 71 at Hackettstown and Sandyston. Winds are light from the southwest. The air quality is moderate with an index of 54.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW 66

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1999 RECORD LOW: 54 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW: 75 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will be moving off the coast today as a cold front approaches from the west. There will only be a low chance of a morning shower then it will become partly sunny, hot and humid today. It now looks like the front will come through dry with only a slight chance of a shower. High temperatures will reach the mid 90s and with dew points in the 70s will cause heat indexes to rise over 100 degrees once again.

Finally some relief from having several days of heat and humidity as high pressure builds from the northwest. Tomorrow and Saturday will be cooler and much less humid as dew points drop to the more comfortable 50s.

Another frontal system will give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Sunday with higher humidity.

Another high pressure will then build into the area for the middle of next week giving us plenty of sunshine all three days with seasonably warm temperatures and lower humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 17 – Chance of a morning shower than becoming partly sunny hot and humid during the day, breezy, highs in the mid 90s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – JULY 18 – Mostly sunny and much less humid, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 19 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s. Showers likely at night.

SUNDAY – JULY 20 – Partly sunny with showers likely in the morning and a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, more humid, highs in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 21 – Sunny and less humid, highs in the mid 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 22 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 23 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Another muggy morning with clear skies on this Wednesday. Temperatures range from 74 in Clifton down to 65 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 55.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 16TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW 66

RECORD HIGH: 102 – 1988 RECORD LOW: 57 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 91 LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a hot and humid day with plenty of sunshine. A weak disturbance will give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. A heat advisory is in effect.

After some early morning showers on Thursday it will then become partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. A heat advisory will continue in effect.

High pressure will then build into the area for Friday and Saturday giving us dry weather with much less humidity, temperatures will be seasonably warm.

Another frontal system will likely give us some showers and thunderstorms on Sunday.

Dry weather will return for early next week along with seasonably warm temperatures and moderate humidity levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 16 – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5 p.m., hot and humid, highs near 90.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows in the mid 70s.

THURSDAY – JULY 17 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Very hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 18 – Sunny and much less humid, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 19 – Mostly sunny and pleasantly warm, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 20 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning then showers likely in the afternoon with possibly some thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 22 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST; TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is a warm 76 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day but stay safe and cool!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and it is muggy again with temperatures ranging from 71 in Clifton down to 67 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 36.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 15TH.

NORMAL HIGH: 85 NORMAL LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 100 – 1995 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1999

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 90 LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: .78″

Yesterday the Clifton area only received .78″ of rain while areas around us had torrential rain and flooding. The Plainfield area received 6-7″ of rain while Nanuet in Rockland County had over 5″ of rainfall most of it falling in only two hours.

Today will be a much quieter day with only a slight chance of showers. It will continue to be quite warm and humid as a weak front will be in our area.

Continued very warm and humid Wednesday and Thursday with a chance of more showers and thunderstorms as a cold front approaches the area.

The front will slowly move through the area on Friday giving us another chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.

Drier and less hot weather for Saturday as weak high pressure builds into the area.

The risk of showers and thunderstorms return for Sunday and Monday as another front approaches our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 15 – Partly sunny and humid, highs in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and muggy, lows in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 16 – Partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning then becoming mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 18 – Partly sunny, quite warm and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90.

SATURDAY – JULY 19 – Mostly sunny, not as warm or humid, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 20 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 21 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day but stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and there are some showers falling in parts of the area. It is another warm and muggy early morning with temperatures ranging from 74 in Clifton down to 67 at High Point. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is good with an index of 33.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR JULY 14TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 1974 RECORD LOW: 56 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 87 LOW 70 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

Today will be a mostly cloudy day and showers and thunderstorms are expected as a weak front approaches from the west. With tropical air in place some of the rain will be quite heavy at times with possible rain rate of 2 inches per hour. Total rainfall will average 1-3 inches with some higher amounts up to 5 inches in some places. A flood watch is in effect.

Tuesday and Wednesday will continue to be warm and very humid with still a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. The probably of showers will be around 50%.

Hot and humid weather is expected for Thursday and Friday as the Bermuda high pressure dominates the weather. Some showers and thunderstorms will be likely especially on Thursday.

The weekend weather looks less hot but staying humid. Saturday at this point looks to be dry but more showers are possible on Sunday as another weak front approaches our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 14 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers likely and possible some thunderstorms, rain may be very heavy at times, highs in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers and possible some thunderstorms, rain may be very heavy at times, muggy with lows in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – JULY 15 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, humid, highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 16 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, highs near 90.

THURSDAY – JULY 17 – Partly sunny, hot and humid with showers likely in the afternoon and evening and possibly some thunderstorms, highs in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 18 – Partly sunny, hot and humid with a showers likely in the afternoon and evening with a chance of thunderstorms, highs in the low 90s.

SATURDAY – JULY 19 – Mostly sunny and not as hot or humid, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 20 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 20 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!