Good morning everyone and Happy October!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are milder than the last few mornings with readings ranging from 65 in Clifton down to 57 at Walpack, Sandyston and Hackettstown. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is good with an index of 31.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 70 AVERAGE LOW: 52

RECORD HIGH: 84 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 56 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure is offshore and we will have a southwesterly flow of warm air today. There will be considerable clouds however with even a slight chance of some sprinkles.

Very warm on Friday ahead of a cold front that will come through at night accompanied by some showers.

Cooler on the weekend, we will stay dry on Saturday but it now looks that the front to our south will have a disturbance that may cause some showers Sunday afternoon and evening.

High pressure will then build into the area through the middle of next week with the coolest air of the season likely Tuesday and Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 1 – Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of sprinkles, highs in the upper 70s.

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

FRIDAY – OCT 2 – Partly sunny and warm, highs in the mid 80s, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – OCT 3 – Sunny, highs in the low 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 4 – Increasing clouds with a chance of rain in the afternoon and evening, highs in the upper 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 5 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

TUESDAY – OCT 6 – Sunny and cool, highs near 60.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 7 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: Generally sub-advisory levels through Tuesday but a slight chance of small craft advisories Saturday morning and again for Monday night.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 58 in Clifton down to 50 at Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 14.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 71 AVERAGE LOW: 52

RECORD HIGH: 86 – 2016 RECORD LOW: 36 – 1991

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 71 LOW: 57 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will move over the area today giving us a partly sunny day with milder temperatures and light winds.

As the high moves offshore we will have a return flow of warmer air for Thursday and especially on Friday. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny both days. A cold front will cross the area Friday night giving us a chance of showers.

High pressure then builds into our area for the weekend with cooler temperatures. It now looks like there will be a lesser chance of rain Sunday afternoon and evening as the moisture from the system remains mainly to our south.

Dry weather and cool Monday and especially on Tuesday when highs will struggle to reach 60 degrees and early morning lows will be well down into the 40s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 30 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

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

THURSDAY – OCT 1 – Partly sunny, highs near 80.

FRIDAY – OCT 2 – Mostly sunny and unseasonably warm, highs in the mid 80s. Chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – OCT 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 4 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, highs in the upper 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 6 – Sunny, breezy and quite cool, highs near 60.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Saturday; possible advisories for Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are in the upper 50s throughout the region. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of only 6.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 29TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 71 AVERAGE LOW: 52

RECORD HIGH: 82 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 37 – 2000

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: : 62 LOW: 56 PRECIPITATION: .72″ NOR’EASTER STORM TOTAL 2.31″

High pressure building from the west will give us some sunshine after some early morning cloudiness. Temperatures will be milder with light winds.

As the high pressure builds closer on Wednesday we will have mostly sunny skies along with milder temperatures.

The high will then move off the coast and we will have a return flow of warm air for Thursday and Friday along with an increase in humidity but we will stay dry. A cold front will cross the area Friday night.

Cooler on the weekend as high pressure builds from the northwest. We will likely have some showers Saturday night into Sunday as a disturbance along a front to our south moves through our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 29 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 30 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

THURSDAY – OCT 1 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

FRIDAY – OCT 2 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – OCT 3 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 70s. Chance of showers at night.

SUNDAY – OCT 4 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, highs in the upper 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 5 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a good day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Rain is falling over much of the area today and temperatures are mainly in the mid to upper 50s. Winds are much lighter than the last few days with northerly winds averaging around 10 mph. the air quality is good with an index of 25.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 71 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 88 – 2025 RECORD LOW: 37 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 61 LOW: 57 PRECIPITATION: 1.12″

The unusual early nor’easter is off the New Jersey coast and weakening but we will still have some rain mainly this morning, it will be breezy at times. We may see some clearing by late this afternoon.

A high pressure will then build from the west give us mostly sunny weather with milder temperatures.

Quite warm to start October as Thursday and Friday look to be dry with unseasonably warm temperatures with most highs in the 80s.

Cooler over the weekend with a chance of showers on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 28 – Cloudy with periods or rain mainly this morning, breezy with highs in the low 60s. Wind gusts to 25 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy, lows in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – SEP 29 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 30 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

THURSDAY – OCT 1 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

FRIDAY – OCT 2 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SATURDAY – OCT 3 – Partly sunny, highs near 70.

SUNDAY – OCT 4 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – A small craft advisory is in effect until 2 p.m. this afternoon for northerly winds gusting to 20 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Note: Returned last night from a week in Jamaica but I still did my blog. I believe I only missed one day in the last 14 years and that is when Hurricane Sandy caused by internet to go down!

Good morning everyone!

Rain is falling over the area early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from 57 in Clifton down to 53 at Vernon. Winds are still strong from the north with some gusts to 30-40 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 23.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 71 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 89 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 38 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 61 LOW: 55 PRECIPITATION: .48″

NOTE: On this day in 1985 Hurricane Gloria gave our area heavy rain and damaging winds.

The nor’easter off the New Jersey coast will head westward closer to the shore while weakening. Bands of rain heavy at times will continue today and tonight. Winds will diminish by this afternoon.

Showers are still expected on Monday and it will be a little breezy.

High pressure will then dominate our weather Tuesday through Saturday with milder temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 27 – Periods of rain heavy at times highs in the mid 60s. Winds gusts to 45 mph this morning diminishing this afternoon.

TONIGHT – Showers and breezy, lows in the upper 50s Wind gusts to 30 mph.

MONDAY – SEP 28 – Showers likely and breezy, highs in the mid 60d.

TUESDAY – SEP 29 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 30 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

THURSDAY – OCT 1 – Partly sunny, highs near 80.

FRIDAY – OCT 2 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY OCT 3 – Partly sunny, highs near 70.

MARINE FORECAST – TODAY – Gale warning is in effect till 6 p.m. this evening for northwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 6-11 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected tonight. Small craft advisories still possible on Monday. No advisories expected for Tuesday through Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!