Rainy and mild Tuesday!


The rain started shortly after 4am, it is mild with temperatures near a balmy 50 degrees. Today the rain will continue into the evening with about an inch falling mostly before 4pm. It will be quite mild with readings reaching the upper 50s.
Wednesday will start off mostly sunny but there is a risk of a light shower late in the day.
Much cooler on Thursday and windy with highs only around 40 and it will feel much colder with the strong winds.
Less wind on Friday and it will be a little milder.
Chance of a little light rain mixed with snow Saturday morning and at this point St. Patrick’s Day looks to be cool but with plenty of sun.
Early next week the weather looks unsettled, the European model that showed a blizzard for our area now has the storm moving to our west giving us just rain, while the American model has the storm moving to our south keeping some colder air in our area with a chance of rain or snow. Plenty of time to watch this.

The forecast: Today – Rain, could be heavy at times, high in the upper 50s.
Tonight – Showers ending around 10PM, low in the mid 30s.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny but clouding up later in the day with a chance of a shower, high in the low 50s.
Thursday – Partly sunny, windy and quite cool, high only around 40.
Friday – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.
Saturday – Chance of light rain or snow in the morning, clearing by the afternoon, high in the upper 40s.
St.Patrick’s Day – Mostly sunny, high in the low-mid 40s.
Monday – Partly sunny, chance or rain or snow developing at night, high in the mid 40s.

Marine Forecast: Small craft advisory till 8am Wednesday – Today – Southwest wind to 30 knots, seas up to 9 feet.
Outlook: – Advisory may be needed for rough seas the rest of Wednesday and for winds and seas on Thursday, falling below advisory levels on Friday before rising to near small craft advisory levels with the cold front on Saturday.

Enjoy the rain and mild weather today!

Mostly cloudy Monday, rain on Tuesday!


It is starting out cloudy this morning but temperatures are on the mild side with readings near 40 degrees.
It will remain mostly cloudy today but we still should be able to crack the 50 degree mark.
Rain will move into the area before daybreak tomorrow and continue most of the day and with southerly winds we should reach into the 50s.
Dry weather on Wednesday behind a cold front but temperatures should still be a bit above normal.
Cooler starting Thursday into at least early next week, it should stay dry for the most part but there our hints on the models for a “slight” chance of rain or snow on the morning of St. Patrick’s Day.
Just a little note that the European model has a full fledged blizzard early next week for our area, I would not count on it until it still shows a storm in future runs of this and other models.

The forecast: Today – Mostly cloudy, high in the low-mid 50s.
Tonight – Cloudy with a chance of rain by daybreak, low in the low 40s.
Tuesday – Rain showers, some heavy tapering off in the evening, high in the mid 50s.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, high near 50.
Thursday – Partly sunny and cooler, high only in the low 40s.
Friday – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.
St. Patrick’s Day – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

Marine Forecast: Small craft advisory through Tuesday night. Today – South winds to 20 knots, seas up to 6 feet.
Outlook: – Small craft advisories likely will be needed through Thursday night..

Have a great day!

Another spring-like day for Sunday!


Good morning, I hope everyone set their clocks ahead!
This morning we have clear skies and temperatures around 30 degrees at daybreak; during the day we will again have mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the low 50s; along the coast however, it may not get out of the 40s.
Another nice day on Monday but a cold front will be approaching from the west giving us increasing cloudiness late in the day.
Tuesday will be continued mild but with rain that may fall heavy at times during the day.
Dry and a little cooler on Wednesday.
Chilly temperatures from Thursday into early next week with highs mostly in the low 40s but at this time we should have dry conditions.

The forecast: Today – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.
Tonight – Mostly clear, low in the low 30s.
Monday – Partly sunny with increasing cloudiness toward evening, high in the low-mid 50s.
Tuesday – Rain that may be heavy at times, mild with highs in the upper 50s.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, windy and cool, high only in the low 40s.
Friday – Partly sunny, high in the low to mid 40s
Saturday – Mostly sunny, high in the low to mid 40s.
St. Patrick’s Day – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

Marine Forecast: Small craft advisory through Monday night for rough seas! Today – East wind becoming southeast around 10 knots, seas up to 9 feet.
Outlook – Rough seas may continue through Thursday, also winds may reach advisory levels from Tuesday through Thursday!

Enjoy the later sunset this evening!

Finally some mild weather the next few days but don’t get too used to it!!


Plenty of sunshine this weekend will help melt the 8 inches of snow we received yesterday as temperatures reach the low 50s.
As we start the workweek it will continue mild but showers are likely Monday evening into Tuesday as a strong cold front moves through.
Dry weather on Wednesday with seasonably mild temperatures but chilly weather will return for later next week that will last into at least the early part of the following week and if any disturbance forms we can still have a chance of snow as winter weather appears not to be done yet.

The forecast: Today – Sunny, high in the low 50s.
Tonight – Clear, low around 30.
Sunday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.
Monday – Mostly cloudy, showers developing at night, high in the mid 50s.
Tuesday – Cloudy with showers, high in the mid 50s.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, high near 50.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.
Friday – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

Marine Forecast: Small craft advisory through Sunday night, mostly for high seas.. Today – North winds gusting to 25 knots diminishing late in the day, seas up to 11 feet only slowly diminishing to 8 feet tonight.
Outlook: Small craft advisories likely will still be needed for high seas through Wednesday, however winds will be below advisory levels.

Have a good day and don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour tonight!

We finally got some snow and on the weekend we will finally get sunny and mild weather!!


Snow is falling this morning and we received about 4.5 inches in Clifton but in some areas inland at the higher elevations such as High Point and Greenwood Lake 8 inches have accumulated.
The snow will continue this morning with another inch or two is expected, however despite the clouds the solar radiation from the higher sun angle this time of year most if not all the roadways will just be wet.. The winds will pick up later today gusting at times to 35MPH.
Clearing will take place tonight and with plenty of sunshine on Saturday temperatures will reach above 50 degrees in most areas and mild weather will continue on Sunday with again sunny skies.
Monday will be even milder with temperatures near 60 degrees.
A cold front will be approaching Monday night with rain showers that will continue into Tuesday.
Sunny weather will return Wednesday through the end of next week with a little cooler temperatures.

The forecast: Today – Snow this morning with an additional 1-2 inches falling, snow will change to rain before ending this afternoon, windy, high near 40.
Tonight – Clearing low around 30.
Saturday – Sunny, high in the low 50s.
Sunday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.
Monday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon and night, high in the upper 50s.
Tuesday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

Marine forecast: Gale warning till 1am Saturday, north winds gusting to 40 knots, seas up to 12 feet.
Outlook – Winds lowering to below advisory levels by Saturday afternoon with seas remaining around 5 feet through Tuesday.

Have a good day!

Some accumulating light snow will finally affect our area tonight into Friday morning!


The powerful storm that gave us strong winds yesterday but little or any precipitation in our area has moved further out to sea but it is close enough to give us a breezy and cloudy day with some light snow this morning changing to rain this afternoon, little or no accumulation during the day today. Another disturbance will be moving toward our area tonight and with a northerly wind the rain will change over to snow around 9pm and continue into Friday morning before tapering off to rain showers in the afternoon. Accumulations should average around 2-4 inches.
Finally clearing weather by the weekend and it will be mild with high temperatures in the low 50s.
Even milder on Monday with a chance of showers as a cold front approaches our are and passes through at night, high may reach close to 60 degrees.
Somewhat cooler air but dry conditions most of the rest of next week.

The forecast: Today – Cloudy with some light snow this morning changing to light rain by this afternoon, breezy, high near 40.  Little or no daytime accumulation!
Tonight – Rain, changing to snow by 9pm, accumulating 1-3″ by Friday morning, low around 30.
Friday – Light snow in the morning with another inch possible changing to rain showers in the afternoon, high in the low 40s.
Saturday – Sunny, high in the low 50s.
Sunday – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.
Monday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 50s.
Tuesday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.
Wednesday – Partly sunny, high near 50.

Marine forecast: Gale warnings till 6am on Friday for northerly winds to 40 knots, seas up to 20 feet today diminishing to 11 feet late tonight.
Outlook – Small craft advisory likely the rest of Friday but condition should lower to below advisory levels on the weekend.

Have a good day!

Afternoon update March 6th


The storm off the Virginia coast is moving very slowly offshore and although we didn’t receive any snow yet with the system we have had the winds especially this morning gusting to above 45 mph. The only precipitation so far was in the form of rain and it was scattered. Coastal flooding has occurred along the New Jersey coast. We are not out of the woods yet, some snow is expected after 9pm tonight and there may be a coating in some spots by Thursday morning. Some light snow during the day on Thursday but most of that will accumulate only on cold surfaces. The most snowfall should fall Thursday night into Friday morning due to a colder northerly flow from the slow moving storm system offshore with an additional 1-3 inches possible. Gusty winds to at least 40 mph through Thursday night. At least the weekend still looks very springlike with temperatures in the 50s with plenty of sunshine.

Strong coastal storm to affect our area through Friday morning!


The coastal storm is intensifying off the Virginia coast and winds have already picked up gusting to 25mph, temperatures right now are in the upper 30s. A very tricky forecast as far as snow amounts are concerned but I will give it my best guess. A mix of rain and snow will develop mostly after 12 noon that will change to all snow around 6PM, about a 1/2 inch of snow may be on the ground by evening. The snow will continue tonight into Thursday morning with an additional 3 inches by Thursday morning.
The snow will taper off by noon on Thursday but light snow mixed with rain may linger into Thursday evening with another 1/2″ falling.. This storm will be slow moving and we still may have some light snow into Friday morning with another inch or two before ending. Total accumulation through Friday morning will be 3-6 inches however as I said it is a tricky forecast. One thing is for certain that we will have strong winds gusting to 35 MPH through Thursday night and their will be coastal flooding.
On the bright side once this storm moves away we will have a rather nice and mild spring-type weather with plenty of sunshine and temperatures 50 degrees or higher.
Mild weather will continue into early next week but there will be a chance of showers Monday night.

The forecast: Today – Rain and snow developing mostly after noon changing to snow around 5PM, 1/2″ of accumulation by evening, high near 40. Wind gusts to 30 MPH.
Tonight – Snow, accumulating 1-3 inches by morning, wind gusts to 35 MPH, low in the low 30s.
Thursday – Snow in the morning, with a chance of rain or snow in the afternoon, another 1/2″ of snow possible, high near 40, wind gusts to 35 MPH.
Thursday night – Cloudy with a chance of snow, low in the low 30s.
Friday – Chance of snow ending by noon, another 1-2″ possible, high in the low 40s.
Saturday – Sunny, high near 50.
Sunday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.
Monday – Mostly cloudy, chance of a shower in the evening, high in the low 50s.
Tuesday – Partly sunny, high near 50.

Marine Forecast: Storm warning from 11am today through Thursday afternoon.
Northeast wind becoming north gusting to 50 knots, seas rising to 17 feet by Thursday.
Outlook. Small craft advisory likely will continue into Saturday morning before lowering to below advisory levels Saturday afternoon continuing into Sunday.

Have a good day and stay safe!

Calm before the storm!


This morning temperatures at daybreak are mostly in the upper 20s with mostly clear skies.
During the day today it will feel much more comfortable than the last couple of days as we will have plenty of sunshine and much lighter winds and temperatures a few degrees higher.
The well advertized storm will start to affect our area toward Wednesday morning with precipitation beginning after the morning rush, most areas will have mainly light rain mixed with snow during the day. By evening colder air and strong winds will occur changing the precipitation to all snow, the computer models are still not coming together on how much snow we will receive Wednesday night into Thursday morning but my best guess now is around 4 inches. On Thursday snow in the morning may change to light rain in the afternoon. We lowered temperatures for Friday as the storm will be slow to move offshore and there is still a chance of light rain or snow.
Milder and dry Saturday through Monday with most high temperatures 50 degrees or a little above along with plenty of sunshine.

The forecast: Today – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s
Tonight – Becoming cloudy, low in the low 30s.
Wednesday – Cloudy with mix rain and snow mostly after 9am, high near 40.
Wednesday night – Snow likely with strong winds gusting to 35mph, accumulations around 4 inches, low near 30.
Thursday – Mostly cloudy, chance of morning snow and afternoon rain, high in the low 40s.
Friday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the low 40s.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, high near 50.
Sunday – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.
Monday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

Marine Forecast: Today – Northwest winds gusting to 25 knots early this morning, diminishing to 10 knots by evening and becoming northeast.
Outlook – Storm warnings may be needed Wednesday into Thursday. Small craft advisory likely for Friday but drop below advisory levels on the weekend.

Have a nice day!

Evening update – Accumulating snows becoming more likely Wednesday into Thursday!


Most of the computer models now have this storm to be further north than were indicated the last few days. Heavy wet snow along with strong winds and coastal flooding is becoming more likely with the heaviest snow falling late Wednesday into early Thursday morning… The European model is still the only holdout giving us only a glancing blow, this model nailed the track of Sandy but most of this winter has not performed as well as the other models.. More details with possible accumulations will be in my update tomorrow…

Stay tuned!!