Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly to mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are unseasonably mild with readings ranging from 64 in Clifton down to 52 at Hackettstown. Winds are light from the south-southwest. The air quality is good with an index of 39.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 57 AVERAGE LOW: 38

RECORD HIGH: 75 – 2020 RECORD LOW: 25 – 1991

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 73 LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A south-southwest flow from high pressure offshore will give us unseasonably warm air today and it will be rather humid. High temperatures will approach 80 degrees and the dew points will be near 60. Record highs will be likely.

A cold front will come through dry early Thursday morning followed by much less humid air but it will still be warm with highs mainly in the 70s.

Friday will be a sunny and mild day, another cold front will come through dry at night.

Cooler on the weekend, Saturday should be sunny but a frontal system will give us more clouds on Sunday with a chance of showers. Showers will be likely at night.

Still a low chance of showers on Veterans Day followed by dry weather for Tuesday. Temperatures will be above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 6 – Mostly sunny and unseasonably warm today, highs near 80.

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

THURSDAY – NOV 7 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny by the afternoon, highs in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – NOV 8 – Sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – NOV 9 – Sunny, highs near 60.

SUNDAY – NOV 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 1 p.m., highs in the low 60s, showers likely at night.

VETERANS DAY – NOV 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – NOV 12 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 5 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are more than 10 degrees higher than this time yesterday, with readings ranging from 52 in Clifton down to 41 at Basking Ridge. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 52.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 57 AVERAGE LOW: 39

RECORD HIGH: 78 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 26 – 1995

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 58 LOW: 40 PRECIPITATION: NONE.

High pressure is moving off the coast and a southwest flow of much warmer air is moving into our area. Skies will be mostly cloudy this morning then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. High temperatures will be in the 70s, also it will feel a little humid with dew points near 60.

Record high temperatures are likely on Wednesday ahead of a weak cold front that will come through at night. High temperatures will be near 80 and again it will be a little muggy.

Dry and cooler Thursday through Saturday as high pressure builds from the west however temperatures will still be above normal.

A complex frontal system will likely give us some rainfall mainly Sunday night into Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 5 – Mostly cloudy this morning then becoming mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, lows near 60.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 6 – Partly sunny, highs near 80.

THURSDAY – NOV 7 – Sunny, highs near 70.

FRIDAY – NOV 8 – Sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – NOV 9 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.

SUNDAY – NOV 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the low 60s. Showers likely at night.

VETERANS DAY – NOV 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds becoming south-southwest to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 6 p.m. this evening until 6 p.m. Wednesday evening; no advisories expected Thursday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures are cool with readings ranging from 40 in Clifton down to 26 at Walpack and Basking Ridge. Winds are calm or light northeasterly. The air quality is good with an index of 42

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 57 AVERAGE LOW: 39

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1975 RECORD LOW: 27 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 56 LOW: 37 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Our dry period of no measurable rain has now reached 35 days with no rain is expected the next several days as our drought continues.

A strong high pressure is over our area today and will be moving slowly off the coast. We will have a mixture of clouds and sun today with high temperatures a couple of degrees higher than yesterday. Winds will be light.

A warm front is expected to pass to our north and east early Tuesday morning followed by a southwest flow of much warmer air as highs reach the low 70s.

Even warmer on Wednesday with high temperatures approaching the 80 degree mark with record highs likely.

A weak cold front will come through dry late Wednesday night. High pressure will then build into our area for Thursday and should dominate our weather through Saturday. Temperatures will be cooler but still above normal.

There is a chance of some rainfall on Sunday as a frontal system approaches the area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 4 – Partly sunny, highs near 60.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows near 50.

TUESDAY – NOV 5 – Partly sunny, breezy and warmer, highs in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 6 – Mostly sunny and warm with some record highs likely, highs near 80.

THURSDAY – NOV 7 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

FRIDAY – NOV 8 – Sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – NOV 9 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.

SUNDAY – NOV 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East winds becoming southeast to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Tuesday; possible advisories Tuesday night through Wednesday morning; no advisories expected Wednesday afternoon through Friday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone! I hope everyone turned their clocks back for the start of Standard Time! Sunrise is at 6:30 a.m. and sunset will be at 4:50 p.m.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 58 AVERAGE LOW: 39

RECORD HIGH: 78 – 2003 RECORD LOW: 30 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure over the northeast will give us mostly sunny with seasonably cool temperatures today and again on Monday.

The high pressure will then move off the Carolina coast and we will have a southwesterly flow of unseasonably mild air once again for Tuesday and Wednesday with highs both days well up into the 70s to even near 80 degrees on Wednesday. A weak cold front will come through Wednesday night with only a slight chance of a passing shower.

Cooler Thursday through the start of the weekend however temperatures will still be above normal. No rain is expected as our record dry spell should continue.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, highs in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – NOV 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – NOV 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 6 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

THURSDAY – NOV 7 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

FRIDAY – NOV 8 – Sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – NOV 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories are expected Monday through the day on Tuesday; possible advisories Tuesday night through the day on Wednesday; no advisories expected Wednesday night through Friday.

Have a nice day and Happy Birthday to my wonderful wife and my blog’s editor Joan!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and although temperatures are about 15 degrees cooler than this time yesterday they are still above normal with readings ranging from 48 in Clifton down to 42 at Basking Ridge. Winds are light from the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 27.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 57 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1982 RECORD LOW: 28 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 56 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

Yesterday we only had about 17 rain drops so our record dry spell has reached 34 days with little or no rain expected for the next several days.

High pressure building from the Great Lakes will give us a northwest flow of seasonably cool air along with plenty of sunshine.

With light winds and clear skies we will have a chance of patchy frost early Sunday morning followed by sunny skies and with continued seasonably cool temperatures.

Monday will be cool again but there will be an increase in clouds at night as a warm front moves through our area but at this time no rain is expected, highs will again be seasonably cool.

Dry and unseasonably warm Tuesday and Wednesday with highs both days well up into the 70s. A weak cold front will cross our area Wednesday night with only a slight chance of a shower.

Dry the rest of the week with cooler temperatures but readings should still be above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 2 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Clear with some patchy frost possible, lows in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, highs near 60.

MONDAY – NOV 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – NOV 5 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 6 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

THURSDAY – NOV 7 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

FRIDAY – NOV 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through the day on Tuesday; advisories possible Tuesday night through Wednesday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2024 (Records began in 1973)

Temperatures averaged 59.8 degrees which was 5.1 degrees above the 51 year average. The highest temperature was 84 degrees set on the 21st and again on the 31st. The lowest temperatures was 37 recorded on the 17th. Only a trace of rain for the month and was the first time that we had no measurable precipitation.

Enjoy the weekend weather but please stay safe!