Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly overcast early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are not as cool as the last couple of mornings with readings ranging from 60 in Clifton down to 50 at Sandyston. Winds are a little brisk our of the northeast. The air quality is good with an index of 27.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 10TH!

AVERAGE HIGH: 77 AVERAGE LOW: 59

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 1983 RECORD LOW: 46 – 1986

YESTERDAY: HIGH 75 LOW 52 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure off the Maine coast and a weak coastal low will give us a northeast flow of air today. Some light rain is possible mainly falling this morning. With the clouds and onshore wind, high temperatures will only be in the upper 60s.

High pressure will then build into our area on Thursday giving us plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures. A weak cold front is expected to come through dry at night.

Mainly dry with near normal temperatures Friday through next week. A cold front will cross the area Sunday night with only a slight chance of a shower.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 10 – Cloudy with a chance of a morning shower, breezy, highs in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy, lows in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – SEP 11 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 12 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 13 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – SEP 14 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

MONDAY – SEP 15 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY – SEP 16 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday morning for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and once again there is a wide spread in temperatures with readings ranging from 53 in Clifton down to 42 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light north-northwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 53.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 77 AVERAGE LOW: 59

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 75 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure over New England will give us a northeasterly flow of dry and cool air today.

A weak disturbance along the front offshore may be close enough to give us some light rain Wednesday morning. With more clouds high temperatures will be below normal.

High pressure then returns on Thursday and it will be a mostly sunny and warmer day. A weak cold front is expected to come through dry Thursday night.

Pleasant weather again Friday through the weekend with sunny skies each day and near normal temperatures and comfortable humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 9 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain mainly after 5 a.m., lows in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 10 – Chance of light rain mainly before 8 a.m. then remaining mostly cloudy, highs near 70.

THURSDAY – SEP 11 – Sunny and warmer, highs in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 12 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 13 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – SEP 14 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MONDAY – SEP 15 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until midnight Wednesday night for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Thursday and Friday; possible advisories for Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and with mainly calm winds there is a large spread in temperatures with readings ranging from 54 in Clifton down to 42 at Sandyston. The air quality is good with an index of 48.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 78 AVERAGE LOW 59

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 74 LOW: 59 PRECIPITATION: .55″

A large high pressure area over the Midwest will give us a sunny day today with light winds and temperatures a little below normal. The humidity will be low with dew points mainly in the 40s.

The nice weather will continue on Tuesday with plenty of sunshine along with seasonably cool temperatures as the high pressure moves to New England.

There is a low chance of light rain on Wednesday as a coastal front may come close to our area.

Then high pressure will build into the area and dominate our weather Thursday through the weekend. Thursday will be the warmest day of the week with highs in the low 80s then somewhat cooler Friday through Sunday with most highs in the mid to upper 70s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

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

TUESDAY – SEP 9 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, highs in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – SEP 11 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 12 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 13 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

SUNDAY – SEP 14 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 8 a.m. Tuesday morning through 6 p.m. Wednesday evening. no advisories expected for Thursday and Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Light rain is falling over much of the area early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from 60 in Clifton down to 55 at High Point. Winds are light from the north. The air quality is moderate with an index of 52.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 78 AVERAGE LOW: 59

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: .08″

The Clifton area missed much of the severe weather or flooding rains yesterday.

A weak low pressure along the front that moved to our southeast yesterday evening will continue to give us light rain this morning with clearing by later this afternoon. Temperatures will be cool with most highs in the low 70s.

Much of the rest of the week will be dry. Temperatures will be a bit below normal. High pressure will dominate our weather. Thursday may be a little warmer but a cold front will come through dry at night. Friday should be cooler as another high pressure builds from the northwest.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 7 – Rain ending by noon with clearing by later this afternoon, highs in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly clear, lows in the low 50s.

MONDAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – SEP 9 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 10 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

THURSDAY – SEP 11 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 12 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 13 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet.

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

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and it is rather warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from 69 in Clifton down to 60 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 61.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 78 AVERAGE LOW: 60

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: .45″

NOTE: On this day 46 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!

A strong cold front will come through our area tonight. This morning will be partly sunny, quite warm and humid. Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with possibly some strong to severe storms with damaging winds and hail. Also rain may be heavy at times. Rainfall amounts will average between 1-2 inches.

Some lingering showers Sunday morning as a weak low pressure wave moves along the front to our south. We will have clearing by the afternoon and it will be cooler and less humid.

Mainly dry weather next week. Monday through Wednesday will be cool, slightly warmer on Thursday but becoming cooler again on Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 6 – Partly sunny, warm and humid this morning then showers and possibly some severe thunderstorms this afternoon. The storms may be accompanied by damaging winds and hail along with heavy rain. Highs in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms, some possible severe, rain may be heavy at times, lows near 60.

SUNDAY – SEP 7 – Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, cooler and less humid, highs in the mid 70s.

MONDAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 10 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

THURSDAY – SEP 11 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 12 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from noon today through 6 p.m. this evening for southerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3 feet.

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

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!