Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 63 in Clifton down to 53 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is good with an index of 33.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 77 AVERAGE LOW: 59

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 44 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 82 LOW: 60 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure moving off the coast will give us a brisk southwesterly flow of very warm and increasingly humid air today. Skies will be partly sunny.

Skies will become overcast tonight and there will be a chance of early morning showers followed by mostly sunny skies and it will continue to be quite warm and humid. A cold front will come through mainly with no rain at night.

High pressure building from the Great Lakes will give our area cooler and much less humid air both Friday and Saturday along with mostly sunny skies.

A disturbance along a front to our south will give us a chance of showers on Sunday along with an increase in humidity.

Monday and Tuesday look to be dry, warm and continued rather humid.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 9 – Partly sunny, quite warm and becoming breezy and more humid, highs in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness and breezy with a chance of showers mainly after 2 a.m., lows in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Cloudy in the morning with a chance of showers before 8 a.m. then becoming mostly sunny, warm and humid, highs in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 11 – Sunny, cooler and much less humid, highs near 80.

SATURDAY – SEP 12 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

SUNDAY – SEP 13 – Mostly cloudy and becoming humid with a chance of showers mainly before 2 p.m., highs in the low 80s.

MONDAY – SEP 14 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – SEP 15 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 4 p.m. this afternoon through 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday night through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 61 in Clifton down to a cool 48 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light westerly. The air quality is good with an index of 27.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 78 AVERAGE LOW 59

RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 46 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 81 LOW: 58 PRECIPITATION: .01″

High pressure over our area will give us another sunny day today with seasonably warm temperatures and low humdity.

The high pressure will then move offshore on Wednesday; that will give us a southwesterly flow of warmer and more humid air.

Thursday will be warm and humid, then a cold front will cross the area giving us a chance of showers and thunderstorms.

High pressure then builds into our area for Friday into Saturday giving us cooler and drier air along with plenty of sunshine both days.

A disturbance along a front to our south could give our area a chance of showers on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny, warmer and more humid, highs in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 11 – Mostly sunny, cooler and less humid, highs near 80.

SATURDAY – SEP 12 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

SUNDAY – SEP 13 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs near 80.

MONDAY – SEP 14 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

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

OUTLOOK: Advisories probable Wednesday through the day on Thursday; no advisories expected Thursday night through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone and Happy Labor Day!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Labor Day and temperatures are cool with readings ranging from 59 in Clifton down to 49 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 51.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 78 AVERAGE LOW: 59

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2023 RECORD LOW: 44 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 79 LOW: 62 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure near Lake ONTARIO will build into our region today giving us a sunny day and it will not be as cool as yesterday this afternoon. Humidity levels will still be comfortable.

Tuesday will be a mostly sunny day and warmer and more humid as the high pressure slides off the coast.

Wednesday and Thursday will be warm and rather humid but a cold front will cross the area on Thursday possibly accompanied by some showers.

Cooler and less humid on Friday as high pressure builds into our area from the Great Lakes.

At this time the weekend looks dry and warmer.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, highs near 80.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows near 60.

TUESDAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny and humid, highs in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 11 – Sunny and less humid, highs near 80.

SATURDAY – SEP 12 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – SEP 13 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Tuesday; advisories probably for Wednesday and Thursday; no advisories for Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from 63 in Clifton down to 56 at Pequest, Hackettstown and Sandyston. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 22.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 78 AVERAGE LOW: 60

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 44 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 82 LOW: 67 PRECIPITATION: NONE

NOTE: On this day 47 years ago in 1979 Hurricane David caused high winds and power outages in our area. My dad’s cherry tree didn’t survive this storm!

High pressure building down from eastern Canada will give us a fall like day today with plenty of sunshine and low humidity!

Tomorrow will be a little milder as high pressure moves over the area. Skies will continue to be mostly sunny with comfortable humidity levels.

As the high slowly moves off the coast, warmer air will be in our area for Tuesday through Thursday. A cold front will come through on Thursday giving us a chance of showers Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Dry and comfortable weather returns for Friday and should continued through next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 6 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper 50s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, highs near 80.

TUESDAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s, chance of showers at night.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Chance of morning showers then becoming mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 12 – Sunny, highs near 80.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Tuesday night; advisories expected for Wednesday and Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from 69 in Clifton down to 60 at Sandyston. Winds are light from the north. The air quality is good with an index of 13.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 79 AVERAGE LOW: 60

RECORD HIGH: 94 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 48 – 2000

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: .08″

Today will become mostly sunny after early morning cloudiness. Temperatures will be seasonably warm with highs near 80 and the humidity will be lower with dew points around 60 as high pressure builds into our area from the Great Lakes.

Sunday will be the coolest day of the holiday weekend as the high pressure builds over our area, skies will continue to be mostly sunny with continued low humidity.

A little milder but still with comfortable humidity on Labor Day as the high pressure continues to dominate our weather.

Mainly dry and seasonable warm with only a slow increase in humidity for Tuesday through Thursday. A cold front will come through on Thursday but it should remain dry.

Dry and cooler weather is expected for Friday that should extend into next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 5 – Becoming mostly sunny, highs near 80.

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

SUNDAY – SEP 6 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, highs near 80.

TUESDAY – SEP 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday; advisories possible for Wednesday.

Enjoy the holiday weekend but stay safe!