Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from 63 in Clifton down to 56 at Pequest, Hackettstown and Sandyston. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 22.

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: 67 PRECIPITATION: NONE

NOTE: On this day 47 years ago in 1979 Hurricane David caused high winds and power outages in our area. My dad’s cherry tree didn’t survive this storm!

High pressure building down from eastern Canada will give us a fall like day today with plenty of sunshine and low humidity!

Tomorrow will be a little milder as high pressure moves over the area. Skies will continue to be mostly sunny with comfortable humidity levels.

As the high slowly moves off the coast warmer air will be in our area for Tuesday through Thursday. A cold front will come through on Thursday giving us a chance of showers Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Dry and comfortable weather returns for Friday and should continued through next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 6 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

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

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, highs near 80.

TUESDAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s, chance of showers at night.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Chance of morning showers then becoming mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 12 – Sunny, highs near 80.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Tuesday night; advisories expected for Wednesday and Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from 69 in Clifton down to 60 at Sandyston. Winds are light from the north. The air quality is good with an index of 13.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 79 AVERAGE LOW: 60

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 71 PRECIPITATION: .08″

Today will become mostly sunny after early morning cloudiness. Temperatures will be seasonably warm with highs near 80 and the humidity will be lower with dew points around 60 as high pressure builds into our area from the Great Lakes.

Sunday will be the coolest day of the holiday weekend as the high pressure builds over our area, skies will continue to be mostly sunny with continued low humidity.

A little milder but still with comfortable humidity on Labor Day as the high pressure continues to dominate our weather.

Mainly dry and seasonable warm with only a slow increase in humidity for Tuesday through Thursday. A cold front will come through on Thursday but it should remain dry.

Dry and cooler weather is expected for Friday that should extend into next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 5 – Becoming mostly sunny, highs near 80.

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

SUNDAY – SEP 6 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, highs near 80.

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

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 75 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday; advisories possible for Wednesday.

Enjoy the holiday weekend but stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from 72 in Clifton down to 67 at Hackettstown. It is rather muggy with dew points near 70. The winds are calm or light westerly. The air quality is good with an index of 23.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 79 AVERAGE LOW: 60

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 88 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: .21″

A weak disturbance caused some showers with a rumble of thunder around 2:30 a.m. and has moved offshore. Today will be a warm day and continued rather humid. A cold front will cross the area this afternoon but with no rain as skies will remain mostly sunny. The humidity will drop tonight.

The Labor Day weekend will be very nice with comfortable temperatures and humidity along with plenty of sunshine each day.

Mainly dry with near normal temperatures much of next week but there will be a chance of showers Wednesday night.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 4 – Partly sunny and humid, highs in the upper 80s.

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

SATURDAY – SEP 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – SEP 6 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, highs near 80.

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

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 80s, chance of showers at night.

THURSDAY – SEP 10 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there is some light rain falling over much of the area. Temperatures are mostly in the mid-upper 60s. The winds are light from the south-southwest. The air quality is good with an index of 12.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 79 AVERAGE LOW: 61

RECORD HIGH: 96 – 1973 RECORD LOW: 48 – 1991

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 69 LOW: 63 PRECIPITATION: .10″

A warm front is causing mainly light rain that should end by 8 a.m. After the warm frontal passage it will become partly sunny, warm and very humid with dew points rising to the low 70s. A cold front coming through the area tonight will give us a chance of a late day and evening shower and thunderstorm.

Friday will be warm and becoming gradually less humid. A weak disturbance along the front to our south will give us a chance of an afternoon shower and thunderstorm.

Canadian high pressure will then give us a very nice Labor Day weekend with plenty of sunshine each day along with comfortably warm temperatures and much lower humidity.

The dry weather will continue Tuesday and Wednesday with seasonably warm temperatures and only a light increase in humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 3 – Showers ending around 8 a.m. then becoming partly sunny and quite warm and humid with a chance of late afternoon showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

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

FRIDAY – SEP 4 – Partly sunny and gradually less humid with a chance of an afternoon shower and thunderstorm, highs in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – SEP 5 – Sunny and much less humid, highs in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – SEP 6 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, highs near 80.

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

WEDNESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are mainly in the low to mid 60s across our area. Winds are light from the northeast. The air quality is good with an index of 20.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 80 AVERAGE LOW: 61

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 84 LOW: 66 PRECIPITATION: .39″

A back door cold front moved to our south last night and we now have an onshore flow of air. Today will not be as warm as yesterday but it will remain rather humid. There is a low chance of an afternoon shower.

Showers and possibly some thunderstorms after midnight when the front passes to our north as a warm front.

Thursday will be warmer and very humid with showers and possibly some thunderstorms during the day and night ahead of a stronger cold front that will move through at night.

Friday will be mostly sunny, warm but much less humid as high pressure builds from the west.

A very nice Labor Day weekend is expected with plenty of sunshine each day along with near normal temperatures and low humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 2 – Mostly cloudy and not as warm with a chance of an afternoon shower, highs in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening then showers and thunderstorms expected after midnight, lows in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – SEP 3 – Mostly cloudy, warm and very humid with showers and thunderstorms likely, highs in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – SEP 4 – Mostly sunny and much less humid, highs in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – SEP 5 – Sunny, highs near 80.

SUNDAY – SEP 6 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

LABOR DAY – SEP 7 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

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

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2026. Records began in 1973.

The average temperature was 75.9 degrees which is 2.2 degrees above the 54 year average. The highest temperature was 95 degrees set on the 7th, the lowest temperature was 60 degrees set on the 29th. Precipitation totaled 7.02″ which war the 8th wettest since my records began.

CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS OF 2026

The average temperature was 75.4 degrees which was 2.4 degree above normal and was the 9th warmest summer. Precipitation totaled 19.31″ and was the 6th wettest since my records began.

Have a nice day and stay safe!