Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning, but there is some patchy fog in some inland valleys. Temperatures range from 69 in Clifton down to 63 at Wantage, High Point and Hackettstown. Winds are mainly calm or light northwesterly. The air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups with an index of 104.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 20TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW 67

RECORD HIGH: 101 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 57 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 82 LOW: 68 PRECIPITATION: .02″

Weak high pressure over the area today will give us a mostly sunny and warm day with moderate humidity.

More humid on Friday as a trough of low pressure moves through our area. Showers and thunderstorms are likely mainly from 5 a.m. until 2 p.m. Rain may be heavy at times.

Very pleasant weather for the weekend as high pressure builds into the area. There will be plenty of sunshine both days with seasonably warm temperatures and low humidity as dew points fall into the low 60s.

Monday should be another warm day with continued low humidity.

A weak frontal system may touch off some showers on Tuesday followed by dry and warm weather for Wednesday.

Looking further ahead it may get quite hot Thursday through next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 20 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5 a.m., low near 70.

FRIDAY – JULY 21 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, humid, with highs in the low 80s.

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

SUNDAY – JULY 23 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 25 – Mostly sunny with a chance of an afternoon or evening shower and thunderstorm, highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 26 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Tuesday.

Enjoy the nice weather today but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and early temperatures range from 68 in Clifton down to 62 at High Point, Hackettstown and Pequest. Winds are calm or light westerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 99.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 87 AVERAGE LOW 67

RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2020 RECORD LOW: 58 – 2000

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 84 LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

A weak frontal system will give us a chance of showers from around 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Temperatures will be near or slightly below normal with moderate humidity.

Thursday looks to be mainly dry during the day but another frontal system will give us another chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night.

The front will slowly move though the area on Friday with showers and thunderstorms likely.

Finally it looks like we will have a very pleasant weather for the weekend with plenty of sunshine both days along with low to moderate humidity and seasonably warm temperatures.

The nice weather should extend into Monday but another weak frontal system will give us a chance of showers on Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 19 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., highs in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 70.

THURSDAY – JULY 20 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s, chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.

FRIDAY – JULY 21 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, highs in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 23 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 25 – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and there is patchy fog in some areas. Temperatures range from 71 in Clifton down to 63 at Wantage. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 98.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 18TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 87 AVERAGE LOW: 67 Note: July 18th has had more days of 90 degrees or above than any other day of the year (24 out of the last 50)

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

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

A weak front will be in our area today with a southerly flow of quite warm and humid air. Once again it will be hazy especially in the morning, due to the Canadian wildfires. There is a good chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms with possible heavy downpours.

Weak high pressure will then build into our area on Wednesday, it will continue to be warm but a little less humid than today. There will only be a low chance of an afternoon and evening shower or thunderstorm.

A slow moving front will give us a good chance of showers and thunderstorms on Thursday with showers and thunderstorms more likely on Friday.

Quite pleasant weather is likely for the weekend with seasonably warm temperatures and lower humidity as the very hot weather will continue over the Southwest states.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 18 – Partly sunny, hazy and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m., some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain, highs near 90.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, lows around 70.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 19 – Partly sunny and a little less humid with a chance of an afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

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

FRIDAY – JULY 21 – Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely, highs in the mid 80s.

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

SUNDAY – JULY 23 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 3 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Wednesday through Friday.

Have a nice day but stay cool and safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and again it is warm and muggy. Temperatures range from 72 in Clifton down to 67 at High Point. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is good with and index of 37.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW 66

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 73 PRECIPITATION: .37″

Yesterday in the Clifton area we only received .37″ of rainfall while some areas did have a few inches of rain.

Today will be mostly sunny but a bit hazy from the Canadian wildfires. It will be hot with highs in the low 90s, but the humidity will be a little less with dew points in the upper 60s.

A weak front moving through the area on Tuesday will likely give us more showers and thunderstorm activity.

Dry and less humid on Wednesday with seasonably warm tempeatures.

Another weak frontal system will give us a chance of showers Thursday and Friday.

At this point the weekend looks dry and seasonably warm.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 17 – Sunny and hazy, highs in the low 90s.

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

TUESDAY – JULY 18 – Party sunny and hazy with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly after 3 p.m., highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 19 – Mostly sunny and less humid, highs in the upper 80s.

THURSDAY – JULY 20 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 3 p.m., highs in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – JULY 21 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 3 p.m., highs in the mid 80s.

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

SUNDAY – JULY 23 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 77 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and there are some heavy showers now across western parts of New Jersey, in fact a tornado warning was just issued for the Flemington area. Very steamy now with temperatures ranging from 76 in Clifton down to 68 at High Point, dew points are mainly in the mid 70s. Winds are light from the south. The air quality is moderate with an index of 51.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 16TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW 66

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 90 LOW: 68 PRECIPITATION: .07″

A slow moving cold front will cause considerable showers and thunderstorms today into this evening, a flood watch is in effect as 1-2 inches of rainfall is likely with higher amounts to 6 inches possible in some areas. It will be very humid with dew points in the mid 70s. Also there is a chance of severe thunderstorms.

We dry out on Monday and we should be hot with plenty of sunshine, however dew points will lower into the 60s by evening.

Another frontal system will give us a good chance of showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday and we may also see some haze again from the Canadian wildfires.

Wednesday looks to be dry but a couple of fronts or troughs will give us mainly afternoon and evening showers Thursday through the beginning of the week. Temperatures will be seasonably warm with moderate humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 16 – Showers and thunderstorms, some heavy rain likely, very humid, highs in the low 80s. Rainfall amounts averaging 1-2 inches with higher amounts possible.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely, becoming partly cloudy after midnight, lows near 70.

MONDAY – JULY 17 – Sunny, highs in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – JULY 18 – Partly sunny and hazy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 19 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

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

FRIDAY – JULY 21 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 4 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 77 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

Despite the rainy forecast try to have a good day and please stay safe!