Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and continues to be a little muggy. Temperatures range from 67 in Clifton down to 62 at Hackettstown. Winds are calm or light westerly. The air quality is good with an index of 22.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 31ST.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 67

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2008 RECORD LOW: 55 – 2021

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 79 LOW: 65 PRECIPITATION: .22″

The upper low pressure that gave us some scattered showers yesterday is moving further offshore as high pressure builds from the west. Today will be a sunny and seasonably warm day and it will muggy with dew points in the upper 60s. Winds will be light.

It now appears that the weekend will be dry with seasonably warm temperatures and it will continue to be humid as high pressure moves through our area.

A slow moving frontal system will likely give us showers and possibly some strong thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times. Also it will be even more humid with dew points in the low 70s.

The rest of the week looks to be a little unsettled with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day. It should remain humid each day with seasonably warm temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 31 – Sunny and humid, highs in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and muggy, lows in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – AUG 1 – Partly sunny and humid, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 2 – Mostly cloudy, breezy and humid, highs in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 3 – Mostly cloudy and quite humid with showers likely and possibly some strong thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times, highs in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – AUG 3 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 4 – Mostly sunny and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – AUG 5 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through the day on Sunday; advisories likely Sunday night through Monday night; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy with some scattered showers in parts of the area early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 67 in Clifton down to 62 at Vernon. Winds are light mainly from the west. The air quality is good with an index of 22.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 30TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 2025 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 68 PRECIPITATION: .30″ STORM TOTAL 3.45″

The low pressure that gave us the rain the last couple of days is moving offshore but some showers are still possible today, high temperatures will be a little below normal and the humidity will be a little lower.

Weak high pressure will give us dry weather with near seasonable temperatures Friday and Saturday.

Another frontal system will give us a chance of showers Sunday afternoon becoming likely at night. Showers and thunderstorms are again possible on Monday.

Another weak high pressure will give us dry weather Tuesday and Wednesday along with near seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 30 -Mostly cloudy this morning then partly sunny this afternoon with a chance of showers, highs near 80.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening, lows in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – JULY 31 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 1 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon becoming likely at night, highs in the low 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 3 – Mostly cloudy in the morning with a chance of showers, partly sunny in the afternoon with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – AUG 4 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

WEDNESDAY – AUG 5 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 15 knots seas 3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through the day on Sunday; possible advisories Sunday night into Monday.

Have a nice day but stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there are still some lingering showers mainly to our east. Temperatures range from 68 in Clifton down to 63 at Hackettstown. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 31.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 29TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 67

RECORD HIGH: 100 – 2025 RECORD LOW: 55 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 67 PRECIPITATION: 3.15″

After having flooding rain yesterday afternoon and at night, today will be much more tranquil as the heavy rain has moved to our east. Today we will have some sunshine but an upper level low will still give us a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. High temperatures will be a little below normal but the humidity will remain high with dew points near 70.

The upper level low will still be near our area on Thursday and there will be a chance of mainly an afternoon or evening shower and thunderstorm. Skies will be partly sunny with a little less humidity.

A weak high pressure area will give dry weather Friday and Saturday with near normal temperatures

Another frontal system will give us a chance of showers Sunday through early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 29 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs near 80.

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

THURSDAY – JULY 30 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, highs near 80.

FRIDAY – JULY 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 1 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 2 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the low 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 3 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, highs in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – AUG 4 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 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 temperatures range from 67 in Clifton down to 62 at Walpack, Pequest and Hackettstown. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 59.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 29TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 67

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2025 RECORD LOW: 55 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 88 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: .08″

Last evening’s thunderstorm only gave us .08″ of rainfall while parts of Bergen County received more than 3″

Today the rainfall will be much more widespread as a slow moving frontal system moves into our area. Showers and thunderstorms should develop by this afternoon with rain heavy at times through Wednesday morning. A flood watch is in effect for possible 2-5 inches of rain. With the clouds and rain high temperatures will be below normal but the humidity will be high with dew points near 70 degrees.

Still some lingering showers likely Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening as an upper level low will be slow to move through the area but rainfall should be less intense.

Weak high pressure will then move into our area for Friday and Saturday giving us dry conditions along with seasonable warm temperatures.

A weaker frontal system then will give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning then showers and thunderstorms with rain heavy at times, humid with highs near 80.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms heavy at times, humid, lows in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 29 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, rain may be heavy at times especially in the morning, highs near 80.

THURSDAY – JULY 30 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely with possible thunderstorms, highs near 80.

FRIDAY – JULY 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 1 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 80s.

MONDAY – AUG 3 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between noon today through 6 a.m Wednesday morning for southerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected the rest of Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day but if you are driving and the road is flooded then turn around and don’t drown!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and there are some light sprinkles in parts of the area. Temperatures are warmer than the last few mornings with readings ranging from 69 in Clifton down to 59 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm or light southerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 53.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 27TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW: 67

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 56 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 87 LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: NONE.

After having several days of sunny and pleasant weather, this week we will have much more cloudiness along with higher humidity. A slow moving frontal system will likely give us showers mainly this afternoon and evening with a chance of thunderstorms. Skies will be partly sunny and after having dew points in the 50s, today they will rise to the upper 60s by later in the day.

Showers and some thunderstorms are expected Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain will likely be heavy at times with some flooding possible. Rainfall amounts will average between 2-3 inches. Also it will be quite humid with dew points rising to above 70 degrees.

The frontal system will gradually move offshore on Thursday, but an upper low may cause some lingering showers.

Weak high pressure should give us dry weather Friday and Saturday along with seasonable temperatures and moderate humidity.

Another frontal system approaching our area will give us a chance of showers on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 27 – Partly sunny with showers likely developing by this afternoon along with a chance of thunderstorms, more humid with highs in the mid 80s.

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

TUESDAY – JULY 28 – Chance of showers in the morning then showers heavy at times along with a chance of thunderstorms. Breezy and quite humid with highs near 80. Some wind gusts to 25 mph.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 29 – Mostly cloudy with showers heavy at times along with a chance of thunderstorms, humid, highs near 80.

THURSDAY – JULY 30 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs near 80.

FRIDAY – JULY 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – AUG 1 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – AUG 2 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon, highs in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between noon on Tuesday through 6 a.m on Wednesday; advisories still possible through Wednesday night; no advisories expected Thursday and Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!