Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures continue to be mild with readings ranging from 65 in Clifton down to 56 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light easterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 77 AVERAGE LOW: 57

RECORD HIGH: 89 – 2014 RECORD LOW: 40 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 94 (New Record) LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A back door cold front moved to our south overnight and today will be much cooler after the record heat yesterday. High temperatures will be about 20 degrees lower than yesterday topping off in the low 70s. Skies will be mostly cloudy but we should remain dry.

High pressure north of Maine will give us a sunny day on Sunday with continued cool tempeatures.

Next week should should be seasonably cool but remain mostly dry, but there will be a chance of mainly afternoon or evening showers Tuesday through Thursday as an upper level low pressure will be just off our coast.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUNE 3 – Mostly cloudy, breezy and much cooler, highs in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy in the evening then become partly cloudy, low in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – JUNE 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MONDAY – JUNE 5 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY – JUNE 6 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, highs in the upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY – JUNE 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, highs in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – JUNE 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, highs in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – JUNE 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect until 6 p.m. Sunday evening for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 6-9 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 61 degrees.

OUTLOOK: Possible small craft advisories for higher seas on Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and it is milder than the last few mornings with temperatures ranging from 63 in Clifton down to 50 at Walpack and Pequest. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 76 AVERAGE LOW: 57

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 1989 RECORD LOW: 44 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 89 LOW: 54 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today we will be very warm ahead of a cold front that will move through the area this evening. The morning will start off sunny, but we should see an increase in clouds this afternoon with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m.

Much cooler on Saturday along with a continued chance of showers, it will become breezy with an onshore flow.

We should be mainly dry Saturday night through the day on Monday along with continued cool temperatures.

At this point, next week will have temperatures mainly below normal. A cold front passing through may touch off some showers Monday night into Tuesday. An upper level low will still give us a chance of showers on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUNE 2 – Increasing cloudiness and very warm with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m., highs near 90.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, low in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – JUNE 3 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, breezy and much cooler with highs near 70.

SUNDAY – JUNE 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MONDAY – JUNE 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s, chance of showers at night.

TUESDAY – JUNE 6 – Mostly sunny with a chance of a shower, highs in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – JUNE 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high near 70.

THURSDAY – JUNE 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots this morning becoming southerly to 10 knots this afternoon.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 8 a.m. Saturday morning through 6 a.m. Sunday morning; advisories expected to continue through Sunday; no advisories expected for Monday and Tuesday.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MAY 2023.

Temperatures for the month were near normal, the highest temperature was 89 on the 12th, the lowest temperature was 41 which was recorded on the 18th. Precipitation was well below normal with 1.43″ accumulating, which was the 4th driest May since my records began. Also May had the least amount of hours overcast skies since my records began.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE SPRING MONTHS OF 2023.

This spring period was warmer than normal. Overall precipitation averaged above normal with 13.62″ recorded, the majority of the rainfall fell on the last couple of days in April.

Have a good day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone and happy first day of meteorological summer!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 55 in Clifton down to 39 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 76 AVERAGE LOW: 57

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2011 RECORD LOW: 44 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 49 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure moving off the coast will give us a warm day today with light winds. Skies will be sunny, but there will still be some haze around from the Nova Scotia wildfires.

Hot on Friday as the high pressure moves further offshore, highs will be in the low 90s with mostly sunny skies. A backdoor cold front will give us a chance of showers after 2 p.m.

Much cooler weather over the weekend with showers likely on Saturday and still a chance of showers over the weekend.

Cool weather through the middle of next week and there will be a low chance of showers each day as an upper level low will be affecting our weather.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUNE 1 – Hazy sunshine, highs in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – JUNE 2 – Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. hot with highs in the low 90s.

SATURDAY – JUNE 3 – Mostly cloudy and much cooler with showers likely, highs in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – JUNE 4 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs near 70.

MONDAY – JUNE 5 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – JUNE 6 – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – JUNE 7 – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the low 70s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Friday; advisories probable Saturday and Sunday; no advisories expected for Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and early temperatures range from 48 in Clifton down to 38 at Pequest, Walpack and Basking Ridge. Winds are calm or light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 31ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 76 AVERAGE LOW: 56

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 42 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 73 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure off our coast will give us a mostly sunny day with high temperatures a few degrees higher than yesterday after a cool start. Skies will be hazy as smoke from the wildfires in Nova Scotia will be in our area and an air quality alert has been issued.

Warmer Thursday and Friday as high pressure moves off the coast, we will mostly sunny skies both days.

A back door cold front will move to our south late Friday night and there will be a low chance of showers late at night into Saturday along with much cooler air.

At this time Sunday should be dry and continued cool.

Mainly dry early next week with near seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 31 – Hazy sunshine, highs in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and hazy, low in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – JUNE 1 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – JUNE 2 – Sunny, highs near 90, Chance of showers late at night.

SATURDAY – JUNE 3 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, much cooler, highs in the low 70s.

SUNDAY – JUNE 4 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

MONDAY – JUNE 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY – JUNE 6 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

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

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

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 52 in Clifton down to 41 at Walpack. Winds are light from the east.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 76 AVERAGE LOW: 56

RECORD HIGH: 97 – 1987 RECORD LOW: 43 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 79 LOW: 58 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure off the Maine coast will give us a light onshore flow of cooler air today along with mostly sunny skies. Smoke from wildfires in Nova Scotia will move into our area this afternoon so the sky will not be as blue.

The high pressure will slowly move further offshore and we will have mostly sunny skies with less haze and smoke along with slightly milder temperatures.

Quite warm and continued dry Thursday and Friday, as a more west-southwest flow around high pressure offshore will cause high temperatures well up into the 80s on Thursday and near 90 on Friday.

A back door cold front will cross the area Friday night and the weekend will be cooler but we should stay mainly dry but there is a slight chance of showers on Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 30 – Hazy sunshine, high in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Clear and hazy, low near 50.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 31 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

THURSDAY – JUNE 1 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – JUNE 2 – Sunny, highs near 90.

SATURDAY – JUNE 3 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

SUNDAY – JUNE 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

MONDAY – JUNE 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning for easterly winds gusty to 25 knots, seas 5-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories likely to continue through the day on Wednesday; no advisories expected Wednesday night through Friday night; possible small craft advisories expected on Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!