Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this 4th of July and temperatures range mainly from the mid to upper 60s, winds are mainly calm and the humidity is still high.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 4TH

AVERAGE HIGH:  84 AVERAGE LOW:  64

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 93  LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: – .09″

A back door cold front came through last night accompanied by some thunderstorms. Today high pressure over New England will give us a mostly sunny day after early morning cloudiness, temperatures will be a little lower than the last couple of days.

High pressure building into our area will give us another sunny day on Sunday but the temperatures will rise again with highs in the low 90s.

Next week will be quite warm to hot with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, but each day will not be a washout and most areas will remain dry. The humidity levels will increase each day and by the end of the week the dew points will be near or above 70 degrees.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 4 – Becoming mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 70.

SUNDAY – JULY 5 – Sunny, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

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

WEDNESDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

THURSDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

FRIDAY – JULY 10 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have a happy and healthy Independence Day!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this start of the holiday weekend and temperatures are very warm for this time of morning with readings ranging from the upper 70s in Clifton down to the low 60s further inland, winds are mainly calm and the humidity is moderate.

CLIFTON ALMANAC FOR JULY 3!

NORMAL HIGH 84 NORMAL LOW 64

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 51 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 92 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION – NONE

Today will be another hot day with showers and thunderstorms developing this afternoon as a back door cold front crosses the area this evening. Some of the storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds. Some showers possible tonight as the front moves through

Dry weather for the rest of the holiday weekend, temperatures will be cooler on Independence Day and become warm to hot again on Sunday.

Hot weather will be with us much of next week and it will become increasingly humid. Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are possible each day but most of the time it will remain dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 3 – Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly after 4 p.m., some storms may be accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds, high in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly before 9 p.m., low around 70.

INDEPENDENCE DAY – JULY 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 5 – Sunny, high near 90.

MONDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – JULY 7 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 9 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Saturday through Tuesday.

Have a happy and healthy holiday weekend!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from the mid 60s in Clifton down to near 60 further inland. The winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high with patchy fog in some of the area.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE DATA FOR JULY 2.

AVERAGE HIGH: 84 AVERAGE LOW: 64

RECORD HIGH: 99 – 2018 RECORD LOW: – 51 – 2001

YESTERDAY: HIGH: 84 LOW 66 PRECIPITATION: .56″

Today will be warmer as the upper level low that has caused shower and thunderstorm activity the last few days has moved away and weak high pressure will build into the area. With plenty of sunshine, temperatures will be near 90. The humidity will not be that bad with dew points in the low 60s.

On Friday a back door cold front will give us a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. It will continue to be quite warm and the humidity will rise with dew points in the upper 60s.

The weather for Independence Day will be quite nice with near seasonable temperatures along with plenty of sunshine and low humidity.

Sunday will be a little warmer and skies will be mostly sunny.

Next week will be quite warm to hot. A weak disturbance may touch off some showers on Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 2 – Sunny, high near 90.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – JULY 3 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, high in the low 90s.

INDEPENDENCE DAY – JULY 4 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 7 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 8 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

CLIFTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 2020.

June averaged 3.1 degrees above normal and was the warmest June since 2010. Highest temperature: 95 – 22nd Lowest temperature: 45 – 1st.

Precipitation was below normal with 2.62″ which was 63% of normal.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy on this first day of July and temperatures range from the mid 60s in Clifton down to around 60 further inland, winds are mainly calm and the humidity is high.

CLIFTON’S DATA FOR JULY 1ST!

AVERAGE HIGH: 83 AVERAGE LOW: 63

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 49 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: .06″

The upper low disturbance in our area will continue to give us mostly cloudy skies today with again a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Some of the rain may be heavy at times, temperatures will be near seasonable levels and the humidity will be moderate with dew points in the 60s.

More sunshine on Thursday, and it should be dry with hot temperatures with readings rising to near or above 90 degrees.

Quite warm on Friday, but a back door cold front will cross the area at night, preceded and accompanied by some showers and thunderstorms.

The rest of the holiday weekend should be mainly dry with seasonably warm temperatures and moderate humdity.

Quite warm to hot much of next week!

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 1 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers this morning then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm this afternoon, rain may be heavy at times, high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of a thunderstorms in the evening, rain may be heavy at times, low in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – JULY 2 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

FRIDAY – JULY 3 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and showers in the afternoon and evening, high in the upper 80s.

INDEPENDENCE DAY – JULY 4 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 7 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperatures is 71 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from the mid 60s in Clifton down to the mid 50s further inland, winds are light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JUNE 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 83 AVERAGE LOW: 63

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 50 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 87 LOW: 67 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

An upper level low over our area will likely produce showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and evening hours both today and on Wednesday, some of the storms may be accompanied by gusty winds and small hail. With more clouds, temperatures will be slightly lower than the last couple of days and the humidity will be moderate with dew points mainly in the low-mid 60s.

High pressure will then build into the area on Thursday providing us with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures.

The holiday weekend looks to be mainly dry with near seasonable temperatures, however there will be a low chance of showers on Friday as a back door cold front moves through. On Independence Day there will be another chance of an afternoon and evening shower or thunderstorm.

Looking ahead it is likely next week will be hot with most high temperatures in the 90s each day.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUNE 30 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely mainly this afternoon, some storms may be accompanied by gusty winds and small hail, high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms likely, low in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 1 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, some storms will be accompanied by gusty winds and small hail, high in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – JULY 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – JULY 3 – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.

INDEPENDENCE DAY – JULY 4 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon or evening shower and thunderstorms, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

MONDAY – JULY 6 – Mostly sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Light and variable winds, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 70 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!