Enjoy the mild weather the next three days because it is going to get cold!


We have mostly clear skies and light winds at daybreak this Monday morning, temperatures are chilly ranging from the upper 30s in the Clifton area to some 20s further inland.

Temperatures will moderate quickly this morning and it will be a rather nice day with light winds and plenty of sunshine.

Mild conditions will continue on Veteran’s Day with still plenty of sunshine.

A cold front will cross the area on Wednesday preceded by a chance of drizzle in the morning along with fog and followed by gradual clearing during the day, it still will be mild.

Colder air will move in on Thursday and there is a chance of light snow Thursday night changing to light rain Friday morning, precipitation if occurs will not be significant.

The weekend will be chilly and mainly dry, however a cold front may give us some rain showers Sunday afternoon.

This front will be followed by even colder weather,  next week will feel more like the middle of December instead of the middle of November.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Sunny, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 40s.

VETERAN’S DAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – Cloudy with fog and a chance of drizzle in the morning followed by clearing, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny and cooler, high near 50.  Chance of light snow at night.

FRIDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of morning light rain, high in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon, high in the upper 40s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Northwest wind to 8 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Tuesday with advisories possible Wednesday through Friday.

 

Have a good day!

 

Milder weather through Wednesday then much colder!


We have cloudy skies at daybreak this morning and temperatures are more than ten degrees higher than this time yesterday with readings mostly in the low 40s, winds are light.

Today will be a rather pleasant day with light winds and high temperatures also about ten degrees higher than yesterday. After early morning cloudiness it will become sunny.

Mainly dry and mild weather to continue into Wednesday with the only possible precipitation falling as drizzle Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning.

A cold front will swing through the area on Wednesday with much colder weather Thursday through next weekend.  A storm expected to develop offshore may give us some light snow on Friday but at the present time the chance of snow appears to be low.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly cloudy this morning then becoming sunny, high in the upper 502.

TONIGHT – Clear, low around 40.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 60.

VETERANS DAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s, chance of drizzle at night.

WEDNESDAY – Chance of morning drizzle then partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – Partly sunny and cooler, high near 50, low chance of snow at night.

FRIDAY – Mostly cloudy with a low chance of snow, high in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

 

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories through Tuesday morning with advisories possible Tuesday afternoon into Thursday.

 

Have a good day!

Dry weekend with slowly moderating temperatures!


Temperatures in the Clifton area have fallen below freezing for the first time this season as we are now at 30 degrees with the 20s further inland, winds are light and we have mostly sunny skies.

Today will feature mostly sunny skies this morning with increasing clouds this afternoon, temperatures will recover from this morning’s chill and winds will be much lower than on Friday.

After early cloudiness on Sunday it will become mostly sunny and milder.

Mild for the first part of next week with dry conditions Monday and Tuesday and a chance of showers on Wednesday as a cold front moves through the area.

Much colder Thursday and Friday.  A storm is forecast to develop off the southeast coast and may give us some precipitation Friday night into Saturday morning and that precipitation if it occurs may be in the form of “snow”!

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly sunny with increasing cloudiness toward evening, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low around 40.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy in the morning then sunny, high near 60.

VETERANS DAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high near 60.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny and much cooler, high in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.  Chance of rain or snow at night.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Southwest wind to 12 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Sub-advisory level conditions Sunday through Tuesday, with advisories possible by Wednesday evening.

 

Have a good day!

 

Windy and cool Friday! Seasonably cool weekend!


We have partly cloudy skies at daybreak this morning and temperatures are mainly in the low 40s, winds have picked up and are gusting to 20 mph from the northwest.

Today will be a windy day with gusts in the 25-30 mph range, there will be a mix of sun and clouds with seasonably cool temperatures.

Winds will diminish tonight and temperatures will fall to the 30s.

Plenty of sunshine for the weekend, temperatures will continue to be cool but winds will be light so it should be a rather nice November weekend.

Temperatures will moderate to near normal on Monday and Tuesday with plenty of sunshine both days.

A cold front will cross the area late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning giving us a chance of a shower.

Much cooler weather for the end of the week into the weekend and there are indications that a storm system off the coast may give us some precipitation late Friday into next weekend.  Too early to tell if the precipitation if it does occur will be a cold rain or even snow so stay tuned.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Variable cloudiness and windy, high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear with diminishing winds, low in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

VETERANS DAY – Mostly sunny, high near 60.  Chance of a shower at night.

WEDNESDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the mid 40s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:   Gale warning in effect till 10pm tonight for northwest winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Conditions close to advisories levels Saturday night into early Sunday otherwise below advisory level conditions expected though Tuesday.

 

Have a good day!

 

 

 

Rainy Thursday! Clearing and windy on Friday! Mainly dry and cool weekend!


Rain has moved into the area early this morning and temperatures are in the upper 40s, winds are light.

Today will be a rainy day with near seasonable temperatures, the rain should taper off to occasional showers by this evening and there may be a rumble of thunder, total rainfall should be around 1/2 an inch.

Friday will be a mostly cloudy day and it will be windy but the winds should not be as strong as we had this past weekend, temperatures will be cool.

Continued cool on the weekend we should stay mainly dry but there is a slight chance of a shower Saturday night.

Dry weather will continue early next week with a slight warming trend with Tuesday being the warmest day.

A cold front will come through the area on Tuesday night followed by much cooler weather for the end of next week, although the temperatures will be below normal we should not have any record breaking cold.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Rain, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Showers likely before midnight with a chance of a thunderstorm, low in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – Mostly cloudy and windy, high in the low 50s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

SUNDAY – Cloudy early then becoming mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

VETERANS DAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly sunny and cooler, high near 50.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory will be in effect from noon today till 7pm on Friday.  TODAY – Southwest wind to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Winds and seas lower to below advisory level on Saturday with a chance of brief advisory level conditions Sunday morning.

 

Have a good day!

A mild and dry Wednesday! Rain on Thursday!


We have mostly cloudy skies at daybreak this morning and temperatures are similar to yesterday morning’s readings ranging from the mild low 50s in the Clifton area to the 40s further inland, winds are light.

Today will be another mild day with a mix or sun and clouds with highs in the 60s.

A storm system will cause rain beginning before daybreak tomorrow morning and ending before daybreak on Friday with the heaviest falling tomorrow afternoon and evening, expect just under an inch of rainfall.

Clearing, breezy and cooler on Friday.

The weekend appears will be mainly dry with seasonably cool temperatures.

Dry weather will continue early next week with seasonable temperatures continuing.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with rain developing mainly after 3am, low in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – Rain, high in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY – Showers ending by 7am then partial clearing and breezy, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

VETERANS DAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West wind to 12 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible on Thursday with gales possible on Friday, conditions lowering to below advisory levels on Saturday and continuing on Sunday.

 

Have a good day!

Pleasantly mild and dry today and Wednesday! Rain Thursday into Friday!


At daybreak this morning skies are mostly cloudy and temperatures are much milder than the last few mornings ranging from the low 50s in the Clifton area to the upper 40s further inland, winds for a change are light.

After early morning cloudiness it will becoming sunny and mild today for voting with temperatures reaching the upper 60s.

Another dry and mild day is in store for the area on Wednesday.

Another storm system will give us rain from early Thursday into Friday morning, unlike our last storm this time we will have milder temperatures and less wind but with heavier rainfall amounts as 1-2 inches could fall.

Clearing and cooler weather on Friday.

This weekend will be cool and mainly dry but there is a low chance of a shower on Sunday.

Cool and dry weather is expected to start next week.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy early then becoming sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low around 50.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – Rain, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – Chance of rain in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West wind to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Below advisory level conditions on Wednesday with advisories possible Thursday into Saturday morning, conditions lowering to below advisory levels Saturday afternoon.

 

Have a good Election Day!

Milder and dry weather through Wednesday!


We have mostly clear conditions at daybreak this morning with temperatures ranging from the upper 30s in the Clifton area to the low 30s further inland, winds have diminished from yesterday but are still gusty.

Today will be milder than on the weekend with highs about 10 degrees higher than yesterday’s, winds will be gusty but not nearly as strong as what we experienced on Sunday and they will diminish  further by later this afternoon.

Dry weather will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday with even milder temperatures.

A storm system will affect the area on Thursday and Friday with rain likely and cooler temperatures.

Next weekend should be cool and dry.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly sunny, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – Cloudy with rain likely, high near 60.

FRIDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

SUNDAY – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warning in effect till 11am this morning for northwest winds to 35 mph and seas 5-8 feet, winds and seas diminishing to below advisory levels by tonight.

OUTLOOK – Sub-advisory level conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with advisories likely by mid-day Thursday and continue on Friday.

 

Happy birthday to my wonderful wife Joan!

Very windy and cool Sunday, milder on Monday after a frosty start!


We have mostly cloudy skies at daybreak this morning with the temperature ranging from 40 in the Clifton area to the upper 30s further inland, winds are strong out of the north gusting at times to 30 mph.

Hopefully everyone turned the clocks back one hour last night.  Today sunrise is at 6:29 am and sunset is at a too early 4:52pm.

Yesterday we had just after 1/4 of an inch of rain.

Today we will see the return of sunshine but it will be windy and very chilly, highs will only reach to about 50 degrees and with winds gusting to 35-40 mph will make it feel much colder.  Glad I am not doing that New York marathon today.

Tomorrow morning will be quite cold with readings down near the freezing mark however winds will be diminishing.  Milder during the day with highs nearly ten degrees higher than today and with much less wind it will fell much more comfortable.

Even milder weather for Tuesday and Wednesday with highs reaching well up into the 60s, we should stay dry both days.

Another strong storm is possible Thursday into Friday with possible heavy rain and strong winds.

At the present time it appears that next weekend will be dry but chilly.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy till mid morning then clearing, very windy, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear with diminishing winds, low in the low 30s.

MONDAY – Sunny, high near 60.

TUESDAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – Partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 60.

FRIDAY – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning then clearing, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:   Gale warnings are in effect till midnight tonight for northwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – Conditions lower to below advisory levels on Monday with below advisory level continuing Tuesday and Wednesday with possible advisories again on Thursday.

 

CLIMATE –  October 2014 averaged about 2 degrees above normal, precipitation in Clifton was a bit above normal also with 4.71″ falling.

 

Have a good day!

 

Rainy, chilly and windy Saturday! Dry on Sunday but still windy and quite cool!


At daybreak this morning temperatures are mostly in the low 40s in the area, occasional light rain is occurring along with gusty northerly winds.

Today we will continue to be windy and cool with periods of rain as two storms move along the coast, temperatures will not rise much remaining  mostly in the upper 40s and with winds gusting to 30 mph it will feel quite chilly and raw.  Rain amounts should average around 1/4 of an inch,  with more falling to our east and less further inland.

The rain should end just after midnight and we should see clearing on Sunday but it still will be windy with wind gusts to 35 mph, temperatures will continue to be well below normal.

After a chilly Monday morning it will become milder in the afternoon along with much less wind.

Mild weather Tuesday through Thursday with a chance of showers Wednesday night into Thursday.

A cold front will move through on Thursday with dry but cooler weather on Friday.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Rain likely and windy, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain till around 1 am, windy and cool, low in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy early then becoming sunny, windy with highs only around 50.

MONDAY – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 60s, chance of showers at night.

THURSDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 60.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the low 50s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warnings in effect till midnight on Sunday night for norther winds to 35 knots, seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – Conditions lowering to below advisory levels on Monday, advisories again may be needed Wednesday and Wednesday night.

 

Remember to turn your clocks back one hour tonight.

 

Have a good day!