Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 69 in Clifton down to 59 at Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 75.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 68

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 52 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 87 LOW 66   PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure over eastern Canada will give us a light onshore flow of air. High temperatures with mostly cloudy skies will be a little lower than the last two days with highs mostly in the low 80s. Humidity levels will still be on the low side with dew points near 60. Skies will again be hazy from the Canadian wildfires.

The high pressure will move off the New England coast Thursday and Friday giving us a continued light onshore wind. High temperatures will continue to be slightly below normal with low humidity.

The weekend looks to be dry with a slight warming trend but the humidity will stay on the low side. We should have plenty of sunshine both days.

Hot and more humid weather returns next week as the high pressure moves off the coast and we will have more of a southwest wind. High temperatures much of next week will be in the 90s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 6 – Mostly cloudy and hazy, highs in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, lows in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 8 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 9 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 10 – Sunny, highs near 90.

MONDAY – AUG 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – AUG 12 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast winds to 15 knots, seas 3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK: Possible advisories for higher seas Thursday and Friday; no advisories expected for the weekend.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 66 in Clifton down to 56 at Pequest and Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 89.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 90 LOW: 62 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure over our area will give us a partly sunny day, we will still have some widespread haze and smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Temperatures will be warm but the humidity will still be low with dew points in the upper 50s to low 60s.

A weak cold front will come through dry tonight, then high pressure over New England will give us an onshore flow of cooler air. We should stay dry with much less smoky skies Wednesday through Friday.

Dry weather for the weekend and it should be warmer and a little more humid especially on Sunday.

Quite warm weather for much of next week is likely!

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 5 – Partly sunny with widespread haze, highs in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with widespread haze, lows in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 6 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 8 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 9 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 11 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-southeast wind to 10 knots, seas 3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK: Possible advisories mainly for higher seas Wednesday through Friday; no advisories expected for Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from 62 in Clifton down to 51 at Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 62.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 57 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 59 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure over the area will give us another dry day with low humidity with dew points mainly in the 50s. Some smoke from the Canadian wildfires should cause hazy skies by this afternoon.

The high pressure will continue to give us dry and warm conditions on Tuesday and not as hazy as today.

The high pressure will move off the New England coast which will give us a more of an onshore wind Wednesday through the start of the weekend. We should stay dry with somewhat lower temperatures.

At this point the weekend looks dry and seasonably warm with a slight increase in humiidty.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 4 – Hazy sunshine, highs near 90.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and hazy, lows in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – AUG 5 – Partly sunny, highs near 90.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 6 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – AUG 8 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 9 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast wind to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Tuesday; advisories possible Wednesday through Friday due to higher seas.

Have a good day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and it is comfortably cool with temperatures ranging from 60 in Clifton down to 49 at Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 68. Note: There was a 3.0 earthquake centered near Hasbrouck Heights last night around 10:20 p.m.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR AUGUST 3RD.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 54 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 59 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure moving into our area from the mid-west will give us another sunny day, temperatures will be a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday but the humidity will stay low.

Dry weather should persist Monday through at least the beginning of next weekend. We will be quite warm Monday and Tuesday but cooler the rest of the week as high pressure moves off the New England coast and we will have more of an onshore wind. Humidity levels will be low to moderate through this period.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – AUG 3 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

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

MONDAY – AUG 4 – Sunny, highs near 90.

TUESDAY – AUG 5 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

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.

SATURDAY – AUG 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 76 degrees. There is a HIGH risk of rip currents.

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

Have a nice day and stay safe!

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!