Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from 56 in Clifton down to 46 at Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 34.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 51

RECORD HIGH: 88 – 2023 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 75 LOW: 59 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will be moving off the coast and we should have mostly cloudy skies but it will be mild with highs in the 70s. A weakening cold front will push through our area tonight with a chance of a light shower.

Much better weather for this weekend than last, as each day will be sunny as high pressure builds into our area, high temperatures both days will be in the 70s.

A stronger cold front will likely give us showers early Monday morning followed by clearing.

The coolest air of the season is expected Tuesday through at least Thursday as a Canadian high pressure builds into our area. Highs each day will be in the 60s with overnight lows in the 40s with some 30s further inland.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 4 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a light shower, lows near 60.

SATURDAY – OCT 5 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 6 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 7 – Showers likely mainly before 8 a.m. then becoming partly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – OCT 8 – Sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 9 – Sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – OCT 10 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through the day on Sunday; advisories possible Sunday night through Monday night; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy again on this Thursday morning and temperatures are mild with readings ranging from 60 in Clifton down to 54 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 43.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 69 AVERAGE LOW: 51

RECORD HIGH: 85 – 2023 RECORD LOW: 35 – 2003

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68   LOW: 56 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak cold front will push through the area this morning associated with some clouds. We should see more sunshine today with milder temperatures with highs mainly in the low 70s.

Mild and mainly dry weather can be expected Friday through the weekend, the only slight chance of showers will be with another weak cold front pushing through the area Saturday morning.

A stronger cold front will cross our area on Monday, possibly with some showers. The front will be followed by the coolest air of the season Tuesday and Wednesday, as early morning lows will drop to the 40s in the Clifton area and 30s further inland.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 3 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy with some patchy fog, lows in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY – OCT 4 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – OCT 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 6 – Sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MONDAY – OCT 7 – Chance of a morning shower then becoming mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – OCT 8 – Sunny and cooler, highs in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 9 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Sunday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 57 in Clifton down to 52 at High Point and Basking Ridge. Winds are calm or light northeasterly. The air quality is good with an index of 36.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 70 AVERAGE LOW: 51

RECORD HIGH: 92 (Monthly record – 2019 RECORD LOW: 36 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 69 LOW: 58 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure off the New England coast and a weakening cold front approaching from the west will give us mostly cloudy skies today with high temperatures similar to yesterday with readings mainly near 70 degrees.

High pressure will then dominate our weather Thursday through Sunday with plenty of sunshine each day and mild temperatures.

A cold front will give us a chance of showers on Monday.

Possibly the coolest temperatures so far this season with lows by Tuesday morning should fall to the 40s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 2 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 70.

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

THURSDAY – OCT 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – OCT 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – OCT 5 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 6 – Sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MONDAY – OCT 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs near 70.

TUESDAY – OCT 8 – Mostly sunny and cooler, highs in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect for high seas until 10 p.m. tonight, winds easterly to 15 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2024: RECORDS GO BACK TO 1973.

The average temperature for this past month was 67.4 degrees which was slightly above normal. The highest temperature was 85 recorded on the 14th, the lowest temperature was 51 recorded on the 8th. Precipitation totaled 1.18″ which was well below normal and was the 3rd driest September since 1973. .90″ of that fell this past weekend.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 58 in Clifton down to 52 at Walpack. Winds are light from the northeast. The air quality is good with an index of 25.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 70 AVERAGE LOW: 52

RECORD HIGH: 84 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 73 LOW: 58 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be mostly cloudy with near seasonable temperatures as high pressure moves off the New England coast. We will have a light onshore wind.

A weakening cold front will cross the area on Wednesday continuing the mostly cloudy skies but we should see no rain from the front.

Dry and milder Thursday through the weekend as high pressure builds from the west.

A cold front may give us some showers on Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 1 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 70.

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

WEDNESDAY – OCT 2 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 70.

THURSDAY – OCT 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – OCT 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – OCT 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 6 – Sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MONDAY – OCT 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning for easterly winds to 15 knots, seas 4-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: Possible advisories for high seas through Wednesday night; no advisories expected Thursday through Saturday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and there may be some fog in parts of the area, temperatures range from 58 in Clifton down to 54 at High Point. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 22.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 71 AVERAGE LOW: 52

RECORD HIGH: 86 – 2016 RECORD LOW: 36 – 1991

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 59 PRECIPITATION: .49″

Today we will finally get rid of the drizzle and rain that we had during the weekend as high pressure will build closer to our area from the north. We will still have mostly cloudy skies but we should finally see some sunshine. Temperatures will be milder with highs in the low 70s.

Tuesday and Wednesday should stay mostly cloudy but with only a slight chance of showers Tuesday night and again Wednesday afternoon as a cold front moves through the area.

Much improved weather Thursday through the weekend as we finally get rid of the marine onshore flow, skies will be mostly sunny each day. . High temperatures will be quite mild Thursday through Saturday while Sunday should be a little cooler.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 30 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 70s.

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

TUESDAY – OCT 1 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 70.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 2 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 70.

THURSDAY – OCT 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – OCT 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – OCT 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 6 – Sunny, highs near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 6 a.m. Tuesday morning through 6 a.m. Wednesday morning; possible advisories during the rest of the day on Wednesday; no advisories expected Wednesday night through Friday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!