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!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are once again quite warm with readings ranging from 74 in Clifton down to 62 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 61.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 16TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 86 AVERAGE LOW 66

RECORD HIGH: 102 – 1988 RECORD LOW: 57 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 96 LOW: 74 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be another very hot day with high temperatures approaching 100, however the humidity will be slightly lower with dew points in the 60s. Still the heat index will be above 105 and a heat advisory continues in effect. Showers and thunderstorms are likely later this afternoon and this evening, some storms may be strong to severe with strong gusty winds and hail.

A cold front approaching from the west as the high pressure ridge will be moving offshore. Another hot day with increasing humidity on Wednesday with showers and some strong to severe thunderstorms are likely mainly in the afternoon and again at night.

The cold front will cross the area Thursday morning with lingering showers ending followed by clearing skies along with cooler temperatures and much less humidity.

Fantastic summer weather is likely Friday through the weekend with mostly sunny skies each day with near normal temperatures and humidity.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 16 – Mostly sunny and very hot, highs near 100. Chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, muggy, lows in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 17 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s. Showers and thunderstorms likely at night.

THURSDAY – JULY 18 – Chance of an early shower then becoming partly sunny, not as hot or 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 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest winds becoming southerly to 15 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 74 degrees.

OUTLOOK: Advisories possible Wednesday through Wednesday night; no advisories expected Thursday through Saturday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe and cool!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and once again it is warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from 74 in Clifton down to 68 at Hackettstown and Walpack. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 58.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JULY 15TH.

NORMAL HIGH: 85 NORMAL LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 100 – 1995 RECORD LOW: 56 – 1999

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 90 LOW: 72 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

Today and Tuesday will be very hot and humid and an upper level trough may give us a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms both days. Highs well up into the 90s both days and dew points around 70 will cause heat indexes to rise past 100 degrees. A heat advisory continues in effect.

A cold front will cross the area Wednesday night preceded by another hot and humid day but there should be more widespread thunderstorm activity with strong to severe storms possible.

Lingering showers early Thursday morning then becoming much cooler and drier air Thursday afternoon that should extend through the weekend as high pressure builds into our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JULY 15 – Partly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, highs in the upper 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, becoming partly cloudy after midnight, muggy with lows in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – JULY 16 – Mostly sunny, very hot and humid with a chance of mainly evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 90s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 17 – Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms becoming likely by the afternoon, hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 18 – Chance of a morning shower then becoming partly sunny, cooler and less humid, highs in the mid 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 in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 15 knots, seas 2 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 72 degrees.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Tuesday; possible advisories for Wednesday and Thursday; no advisories expected for Friday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe and cool!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from 73 in Clifton down to 63 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light from the west. The air quality is moderate with an index of 54.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR JULY 14TH.

AVERAGE HIGH: 85 AVERAGE LOW: 66

RECORD HIGH: 95 – 1974 RECORD LOW: 56 – 2001

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 91 LOW 73 PRECIPITATION: .43″

The weak front that gave us the rain yesterday has dissipated and high pressure will build into the area today providing us with plenty of sunshine with highs reaching into the low to mid 90s. The humidity will be rather high but not oppressive with dew points in the upper 60s to near 70.

High heat continues Monday but a weak disturbance will give us a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.

Tuesday may even be hotter with highs in some places reaching to near 100 as we will have less clouds.

A cold front will cross the area Wednesday night possibly causing some strong to severe thunderstorms with heavy rain. Highs will again be well up into the 90s with higher humidity.

Some lingering showers on Thursday followed by much cooler and drier air Friday through next weekend as temperatures fall to near normal for a change.

THE FORECAST

TODAY – JULY 14 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 90s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the mid 70s.

MONDAY – JULY 15 – Mostly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 90s.

TUESDAY – JULY 16 – Mostly sunny and very hot, highs in the upper 90s.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 17 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid 90s.

THURSDAY – JULY 18 – Partly sunny with a chance of a lingering shower and thunderstorm, not as warm or humid, highs in the upper 80s.

FRIDAY – JULY 19 – Mostly sunny and pleasantly warm, highs in the mid 80s.

SATURDAY – JULY 20 – Mostly sunny and continued pleasantly warm, highs in the upper 80s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 73 degrees.

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

Have a nice day but stay safe and cool!