Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are about five degrees milder than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 72 in Clifton down to 63 at Hackettstown. Winds are light from the southwest. The air quality is good with an index of 42.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 21ST.

AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW: 67

RECORD HIGH: 102 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 54 – 2000

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 65 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a seasonably warm day along with partly sunny skies but we may see an afternoon sprinkle as a weak trough will be in our area.

Monday will be mostly cloudy and a little cooler with more cloud cover.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely Monday night through Thursday night as a stationary front will be in our area. It will be humid but not as extreme as we had last week.

High pressure will then build into the area on Friday and should dominate our weather through next weekend with dry and warm conditions.

Looking further ahead it appears we will have another heatwave next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 21 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

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

MONDAY – JULY 22 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 80s, chance of showers at night.

TUESDAY – JULY 23 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 24 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – JULY 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning then partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon and evening, highs in the mid 80s.

FRIDAY – JULY 26 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 27 – Sunny, highs near 90.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds becoming southerly to 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from 65 in Clifton down to 55 at Walpack and Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 49.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 20TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW 67

RECORD HIGH: 101 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 57 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be seasonably warm but there will be more clouds than sun as an upper level trough will be over the area. The humidity will be slightly higher than yesterday with dew points in the 60s There is only a slight chance of an afternoon or evening shower.

More sunshine and a little warmer on Sunday as the trough moves offshore and high pressure builds into the area. There still will be a slight chance of an afternoon or evening shower.

Monday will be mainly dry and seasonable warm.

A warm front will likely cause unsettled weather Tuesday through Thursday with showers and possibly some thunderstorms through this period. High temperatures with the clouds will be near normal but nighttime lows will be well above normal. It will be humid with dewpoints in the upper 60s to the low 70s.

On Friday high pressure should build into the area with dry conditions and seasonably warm temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 20 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows near 70.

SUNDAY – JULY 21 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

MONDAY – JULY 22 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 23 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers likely, highs in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 24 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – JULY 25 – Mostly cloudy and humid with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – JULY 26 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest wind becoming southerly to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet. Point Pleasant Beach’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are the lowest in about two weeks with readings ranging from 65 in Clifton down to 53 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 28.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 87 AVERAGE LOW 67

RECORD HIGH: 97 – 2020 RECORD LOW: 58 – 2000

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 70 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure building into our area from the Midwest will give us a very nice July day today with seasonably warm temperatures and comfortable humidity as dew points should remain in the 50s.

The high pressure will be moving through the area over the weekend. Saturday will have partly sunny skies and it will be mostly sunny on Sunday. Temperatures will continue to be seasonably warm with only a slow increase in humidity with dew points in the low 60s.

A warm front will approach our area on Monday and the front will remain stationary over the area much off next week. Humidity will rise with dew points reaching the oppressive 70s once again along with a chance of showers Monday night through Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 19 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.

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

SATURDAY – JULY 20 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 21 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

MONDAY – JULY 22 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s, chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.

TUESDAY – JULY 23 – Partly sunny and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 24 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

THURSDAY – JULY 25 – Mostly cloudy and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds becoming southeast in the afternoon to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK; No advisories are expected Saturday through Tuesday.

Enjoy the nice July weather today but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 70 in Clifton down to 66 at Hackettstown and High Point. Winds are mainly calm or light westerly. The air quality is good with an index of 49.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 18TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 87 AVERAGE LOW: 67 Note: July 18th has had more days of 90 degrees or above than any other day of the year (24 out of the last 51)

RECORD HIGH: 102 – 2012 RECORD LOW: 59 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 93 LOW: 70 PRECIPITATION: .78″

The cold front that caused the well needed rain last night has moved offshore as high pressure builds into the area from the Midwest. Today will become partly sunny after early morning cloudiness and it will be seasonably warm with highs mainly in the upper 80s. The humidity will drop with dew points falling to the 50s by this evening.

High pressure on Friday will give us a pleasant day with again seasonably warm temperatures and low humidity.

Very nice summer weekend with plenty of sunshine both days with seasonable warm temperatures, dew points will rise somewhat to the mid 60s.

After a dry Monday a warm front will give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday along with higher humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 18 – Becoming partly sunny and less humid, highs in the upper 80s.

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

FRIDAY – JULY 19 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 19 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 20 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

MONDAY – JULY 21 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

TUESDAY – JULY 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, humid, highs in the mid 80s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 23 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 80s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and enjoy this cooler weather but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and once again it is quite warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from 75 in Clifton down to 66 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light west-southwest. The air quality is moderate with an index of 57.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW 66

RECORD HIGH: 98 – 1999 RECORD LOW: 54 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 99 LOW: 74 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Yesterday’s 99 degrees was the highest temperature since July 24, 2022 when it was also 99 degrees.

One more day of heat and humidity as a cold front approaches our area. Highs today may be a couple of degrees lower than yesterday, but the dew points will rise to the low 70s bringing heat indexes again past 105 degrees. A heat advisory continues in effect. After missing much of the thunderstorm activity the last few days today showers and thunderstorms will be more widespread today and tonight with possible some severe storms. Torrential downpours and strong damaging winds are possible.

The cold front will cross the area early Thursday morning and we should have a mostly sunny day with cooler temperatures with highs only in the 80s. The dew points will also drop to around 60 which will make it feel much more refreshing than the last several days.

Dry and seasonably warm temperatures with comfortable humidity Friday through the weekend as high pressure builds over the area.

The humidity may rise somewhat early next week with a chance of showers Monday night into Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 17 – Partly sunny, hot and humid with showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m. some storms may become severe, highs in the mid 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms mainly before 2 a.m. some storms may be severe, lows in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – JULY 18 – Mostly sunny, not as hot and much less humid, highs in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – JULY 19 – Sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 20 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JULY 21 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90.

MONDAY – JULY 22 – Mostly sunny, highs near 90, chance of showers at night.

TUESDAY – JULY 23 – Mostly cloudy and more humid with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 2 p.m. this afternoon through 8 a.m. Thursday morning for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected the rest of Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe and cool!