Good morning!

Skies are clear and moonlit early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from the low 60s in Clifton down to the low 50s further inland. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity is low with dew points in the 50s.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 78 AVERAGE LOW: 60

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 82 LOW: 60 PRECIPITATION: NONE

NOTE: On this day 41 years ago in 1979 Hurricane David caused high winds and power outages in our area.

High pressure will continue to dominate our weather through Labor Day with plenty of sunshine both days, warm temperatures and continued low humidity with dew points mainly in the 50s.

Dry weather Tuesday and Wednesday but it will become more humid as a southerly flow develops, temperatures will continue to be seasonably warm.

A slow moving cold front will approach our area and give us a chance of showers Thursday into the beginning of next weekend. A tropical air mass will be in place with dew points approaching 70.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

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

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – SEP 8 – Mostly sunny and becoming more humid, high in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny and humid, high in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 11 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – SEP 12 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and it is quite comfortable with temperatures ranging from the low 60s in Clifton down to the low 50s further inland. Winds are light northerly and the humidity is low with dew points in the 50s.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 79 AVERAGE LOW: 60

RECORD HIGH: 94 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 48 – 2000

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 67 PRECIPITATION: NONE

There has not been many holiday weekends that will have weather as nice as this Labor Day weekend, as high pressure will dominate through Monday giving us sunshine each day, seasonably warm temperatures and low humidity.

It should stay warm the rest of next week with increasing humidity. A slow moving cold front may touch of some showers Thursday and Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 5 – Sunny, high near 80.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low near 60.

SUNDAY – SEP 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – SEP 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Partly sunny high in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, humid, high in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, humid, high in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North winds becoming east-southeast in the afternoon, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Enjoy this nice weather this weekend but stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and there is some patchy fog mainly inland. Temperatures are mainly in the mid to upper 60s and the humidity remains high. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 79 AVERAGE LOW: 60

RECORD HIGH: 94 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 48 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 87 LOW: 70 PRECIPITATION: .45″

Today will be a mostly sunny day as a cold front moves through the area. Temperatures will be warm but the humidity will be dropping with dew points falling into the 50s by this afternoon.

The weather for the last holiday weekend of the summer will be quite nice with seasonably warm temperatures and low humidity as high pressure will dominate.

Mainly dry weather with seasonably warm temperatures most of next week. The humidity will rise toward the end of the week with a chance of showers on Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

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

SATURDAY – SEP 5 – Sunny, high near 80.

SUNDAY – SEP 6 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Saturday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there is some patchy fog in some areas. Temperatures range from the low 70s in Clifton down to the upper 60s further inland. The humidity remains high and the winds are calm or light northwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 79 AVERAGE LOW: 61

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 1993 RECORD LOW: 48 – 1991

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 82 LOW: 67 PRECIPITATION: .30″

Today will be a partly sunny day and it will be quite warm and humid. A cold front will be crossing the area tonight possibly accompanied by some thunderstorms. Some storms may be strong to severe especially to our south.

Friday will be quite warm again with sunny skies and the humidity will become lower by the afternoon.

Very pleasant weather for the Labor Day weekend with sunny skies each day and comfortable humidity. Saturday’s temperatures will be near normal but rise to slightly above normal readings Sunday and on Labor Day.

Mainly dry and warm weather with a slow increase in humidity the rest of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 3 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

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

FRIDAY – SEP 4 – Sunny and becoming less humid, high in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – SEP 5 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – SEP 6 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – SEP 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there are some light showers or drizzle falling in parts of the area. Temperatures range from the upper 60s in Clifton down to the low 60s further inland. Winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 80 AVERAGE LOW: 61

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 47 – 1991

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: .09″

High pressure well off the New England coast and a warm front approaching from the south and west will cause cloudy skies most of the day with some occasional showers. Despite the clouds temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher than yesterday. It will be humid with dew points near 70.

Quite warm and humid on Thursday and we may see some thunderstorms in the evening as a cold front approaches the area.

Still warm on Friday but becoming much less humid by the afternoon.

Very pleasant weather for the holiday weekend with plenty of sunshine each day along with seasonably warm temperatures and low humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 2 – Cloudy and humid with a chance of showers, high in the low 80s.

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

THURSDAY – SEP 3 – Partly sunny and humid with only a slight chance of showers mainly after 2 p.m., high in the upper 80s. Chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.

FRIDAY – SEP 4 – Mostly sunny and becoming less humid, high in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – SEP 5 – Sunny, high near 80.

SUNDAY- SEP 6 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – SEP 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2020

Average temperature was 76.9 degrees which was 3.2 degrees above normal. Highest temperature 96 – 10th Lowest temperature 58 – 20th. Precipitation was a little above normal with 5.09″ The most significant weather of the month was Hurricane Isaias on the 4th which had 55 mph wind gusts causing considerable tree damage along with power outages.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS:

Here it was the warmest summer since I started records in 1973 with an average temperature of 76.8 degrees. Precipitation was a little above normal with 15.77″ falling. Central Park tied for their 4th warmest summer, record going back to 1869. Newark airport was their 7th warmest summer, those records go back to 1931.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!