Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 64 in Clifton down to 58 at Basking Ridge. The humidity is high with some fog in parts of the area. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 8TH

AVERAGE HIGH 85 AVERAGE LOW 65

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 83 LOW: 68 PRECIPITATION: – NONE.

Today will be a warm and rather humid day with mostly cloudy skies. A weak frontal system approaching from the west will give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. Hopefully we get some well needed rain.

It now appears that Saturday will continue to be mostly cloudy and a chance of showers mainly in the morning. Some clearing is possible by the afternoon along with lower humidity. High temperatures will be cooler due to the clouds and a light onshore wind.

Sunday looks to be a very nice summer day with plenty of sunshine and highs near or slightly below normal and the humidity will be comfortable with dew points in the 50s.

Monday will continue to be mostly sunny and a little warmer.

Hot weather Tuesday into Wednesday along with higher humidity and a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly Tuesday night into Wednesday evening as a weak front approaches our area.

Thursday looks to be mostly sunny and not as hot or humid.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUL 8 – Mostly cloudy, warm and more humid, high in the upper 80s.

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

SATURDAY – JUL 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly in the morning, high near 80.

SUNDAY – JUL 10 – Sunny and pleasant, highs in the low 80s.

MONDAY – JUL 11 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – JUL 12 – Mostly sunny, very hot and more humid, high in the mid 90s, chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.

WEDNESDAY – JUL 13 – Partly sunny and hot with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JUL 14 – Partly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST:

TODAY – South-southeast wind to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 70 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected for Saturday and Sunday; possible small craft advisories for Monday and Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 72 in Clifton down to 63 at High Point and Sandyston. Winds are mainly light out of the northeast.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR JULY 7TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW 65

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a mostly cloudy and cooler day as high pressure builds from the north and give us an onshore flow of air. There is a low chance of a light shower but most of the rainfall will be to our south across the southern part of New Jersey.

Friday will be another mostly cloudy day with only a low chance of some shower and thunderstorm activity in the afternoon and evening but again most of the rainfall will be to our south.

High pressure will then build into our area for the weekend providing us with mostly sunny skies both days, low humidity and temperatures at or slightly below normal.

Monday will be another nice day with seasonably warm temperatures and comfortable humidity.

Warmer weather Tuesday and Wednesday along with higher humidity and a chance of some showers and thunderstorms as a cold front approaches our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUL 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a scattered light shower, high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – JUL 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm, high in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JUL 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – JUL 10 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

MONDAY – JUL 11 – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

TUESDAY – JUL 12 – Partly sunny and hot with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

WEDNESDAY – JUL 13 – Partly sunny and hot with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 70 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and it is quite muggy with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 72 in Clifton down to 67 at High Point. Winds are light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 6TH

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 65

RECORD HIGH: 103 – 2010 RECORD LOW 54 – 2001

YESTERDAY: HIGH: 88 LOW: 68 PRECIPITATION: 04″

Yesterday we only received .04″ of rain as most of the showers in Pennsylvania dried up before reaching our area.

Today we should have mostly sunny skies with very warm temperatures as a weak cold front crosses our area. High temperatures will be near 90. Humidity will slowly decrease with dew points near 70 this morning lowering to the low 60s by this afternoon.

More clouds and an onshore wind will cause temperatures to be lower on Thursday. Only a slight chance of a shower (20%) as a weak frontal system approaches our area.

Another mostly cloudy day on Friday with seasonably warm temperatures and only a 30% chance of showers as the weak frontal system moves offshore.

High pressure will then build into our area for the weekend providing us with mostly sunny skies both days with comfortable temperatures and humidity.

Dry weather should persist through early next week with only a low chance of a shower on Tuesday as a cold front approaches our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUL 6 – Mostly sunny and gradually becoming less humid, high near 90.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 70.

THURSDAY – JUL 7 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – JUL 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, high in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – JUL 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – JUL 10 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

MONDAY – JUL 11 – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

TUESDAY – JUL 12 – Mostly sunny with a chance of a shower, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds becoming northerly this afternoon with speeds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 70 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and it is a few degrees milder than this time yesterday with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 68 in Clifton down to 57 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm or light southwesterly.

CLIFTON ALMANAC DATA FOR JULY 5TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 65

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

YESTERDAY: HIGH 87 LOW 63 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a mostly cloudy and warm day with an increase in humidity as dew points rise to the 60s. A warm front will pass to our north followed by a cold front moving through late tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are likely mainly late this afternoon into tonight.

Weak high pressure will give us a mostly sunny day on Wednesday along with very warm temperatures and moderate humidity.

Another frontal system will give us a chance of showers late Thursday afternoon through the day on Friday, with the clouds and precipitation high temperatures will average a bit below normal.

Pleasant weather then is expected for the weekend with mostly sunny skies both days, temperatures will be near normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUL 5 – Mostly cloudy and becoming breezy with a chance of showers mainly after 2 p.m., high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly before 11 p.m., breezy, becoming partly cloudy after midnight, muggy with lows in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – JUL 6 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

THURSDAY – JUL 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 2 p.m., high near 80.

FRIDAY – JUL 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – JUL 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – JUL 10 – Sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – JUL 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 2 p.m. this afternoon through 6 a.m. Wednesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 70 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are clear on this Independence Day morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 64 in Clifton down to a chilly 45 at Walpack. The humidity is low and the winds are calm or light northwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 4TH

AVERAGE HIGH:  84 AVERAGE LOW:  64

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 87  LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure in our area today will give us very nice weather for this Independence Day with plenty of sunshine, warm temperatures and low humidity with dew points in the comfortable upper 40s to low 50s.

Increasing cloudiness on Tuesday as the high pressure moves offshore with a warm front moving through the area during the day and a weak cold front moves through the area at night. Some showers are likely mainly from late in the afternoon through Tuesday night. Temperatures will continue to be seasonably warm but the humidity will increase with dew points in the 60s.

High pressure then will build into our area Wednesday and control our weather on Thursday. Temperatures will be very warm on Wednesday but will be cooler on Thursday.

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

At this point this upcoming weekend looks to be dry with temperatures at or slightly below normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUL 4 – Sunny and pleasant, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – JUL 5 – Increasing cloudiness and more humid with shower likely mainly after 2 p.m., high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – JUL 6 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

THURSDAY – JUL 7 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – JUL 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – JUL 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – JUL 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 70 degrees.

OUTLOOK: Advisories expected for Tuesday; no advisories expected Wednesday through Friday.

Have a nice 4th of July and stay safe!