Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Saturday morning and there is some patchy fog in some of the area. Temperatures are quite warm with readings ranging from 74 in Clifton down to 65 at High Point. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is good with an index of 50.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 8TH

AVERAGE HIGH 85 AVERAGE LOW 65

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 1993 RECORD LOW: 54 – 2000

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 88 LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: – NONE.

A weak front will be just to our west today with a continued southerly flow of warm and humid air. There is a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms with some heavy rain possible.

The front will move over our area on Sunday and a low pressure will form on the front which will give us showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and at night. Heavy rain is likely with possible 1-2 inches of rainfall.

Still a chance of an afternoon or evening shower and thunderstorm on Monday.

Mainly dry and quite warm with a little less humidity Tuesday through Thursday as weak high pressure builds into our area.

Another frontal system will give us a chance of showers on Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, some heavy rain possible, humid, highs in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, lows in the low 70s.

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms, some heavy rain likely, highs in the low 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 11 – Mostly sunny and a little less humid, highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 12 – Sunny, highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 13 – Partly sunny, highs near 90, chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.

FRIDAY – JULY 14 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have an enjoyable weekend but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and once again it is warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from 72 in Clifton down to 65 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light from the south-southeast. The air quality is moderate with an index of 60.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR JULY 7TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW 65

RECORD HIGH: 100 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 55 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 91 LOW: 73 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure continues offshore giving us a south-southeast flow of humid air into our area. Today will be partly sunny with high temperatures slightly lower than the last two days. There is a slight (20%) chance of an afternoon or evening shower mainly further inland.

More clouds but continued humid on Saturday as a weak front will be in our area and we will have a slightly better chance of an afternoon or evening shower.

Low pressure developing on the front will likely give us showers and thunderstorms Sunday into Sunday night, some of which may be heavy at times.

The front will move offshore but there still will be a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers both Monday and Tuesday.

Mainly dry weather Wednesday and Thursday with warmer temperatures but slightly lower humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny and humid, highs in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and muggy, lows in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, humid with highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms likely with heavy rain possible, high in the lower 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

TUESDAY – JUL 11 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESEDAY – JULY 12 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 13 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through Monday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and some areas have fog. Temperatures are quite warm with readings ranging from 73 in Clifton down to 64 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity remains high. Air quality is moderate with an index of 64.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 6TH

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 103 – 2010 RECORD LOW 54 – 2001

YESTERDAY: HIGH: 94 LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Weak high pressure in our area will give us another sunny day with continued hot temperatures and high humidity, highs will again reach the low 90s.

The weak high will move offshore on Friday, it will continue to be humid, but with more clouds high temperatures will be a little lower than today. There will be a low chance of showers at night.

A slow moving trough of low pressure will be in our area Saturday through Monday. There will be a low chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers on Saturday, with showers and thunderstorms more likely Sunday into Monday.

Weak high pressure will build into our area on Tuesday, but there still may be an afternoon shower.

Sunny and less humid on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 6 – Sunny, hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and muggy, lows in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny and humid, high in the upper 80s, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – JULY 8 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, humid with highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Partly sunny with showers likely, humid, highs in the mid 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 11 – Mostly sunny with a chance of a shower, a little less humid with highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 12 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day but stay safe and cool!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Wednesday morning but there is some fog over the inland valleys. It continues to be muggy and temperatures range from 70 in Clifton down to 65 at Hackettstown, Pequest and High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is unhealthy with an index of 191.

CLIFTON ALMANAC DATA FOR JULY 5TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 52 – 1979

YESTERDAY: HIGH 85 LOW 72 PRECIPITATION: .11″

The front that caused the showers and thunderstorms yesterday is moving offshore as weak high pressure moves into our area. Today will be quite warm with highs near 90 and with dew points near 70 it will be an uncomfortable day.

Thursday will be quite warm and humid once again with only a slight chance of an afternoon and evening shower.

A slow moving front will affect our weather Friday through early next week. There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon Friday and Saturday with showers and thunderstorms more likely Sunday into Monday. Highs will be near normal but overnight lows will be above normal. It will continue to be humid.

High pressure will build in for Tuesday with slightly less humid air but still a chance of an afternoon and evening shower.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 5 – Mostly sunny, quite warm and humid, highs in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and muggy, lows in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny, quite warm and humid, highs near 90.

FRIDAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 8 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, humid with highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms, highs in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 11 – Mostly sunny and a little less humid with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm mainly in the afternoon and evening, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Independence Day and again it is quite warm and humid with temperatures ranging from 72 in Clifton down to 67 at High Point, Wantage and Hackettstown. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 60.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 4TH

AVERAGE HIGH:  84 AVERAGE LOW:  64

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1974  RECORD LOW: 48 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 91  LOW: 70  PRECIPITATION: .10″

A slow moving front will likely give us a mostly cloudy day today and it will continue to be humid, but high temperatures will be a few degrees lower than on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and evening but the day should not be a total washout as the activity will be scattered.

Mainly dry and hot and continued moderately humid Wednesday and Thursday.

A slow moving frontal system will give us mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms Friday through the early part of next week. High temperatures will average near normal but overnight lows will be above normal. Also it will continue to be moderately humid.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 4 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers and thunderstorms mainly this afternoon, highs in the mid 80s. rain may be heavy at times.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening then becoming partly cloudy after midnight, muggy with lows in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 5 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 6 – Partly sunny, hot and humid, highs in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 9 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds 5 knots or less, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories are expected Wednesday through Saturday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 2023.

June’s average temperature was 68.8 which was 1.2 degrees below normal and was the coolest June since 2009. The highest temperature was 94 degrees on the 2nd and the lowest was 47 on the 4th. Precipitation was a little below normal with 3.40″ with almost half of the rainfall was on the 26th and 27th. We had smoke at times during the month from the Canadian wildfires with the 7th being the worst day with terrible air quality and the sun being totally blocked out causing a weird yellow glow.

Have a nice Independence Day but please stay safe!