Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and it is quite mild with temperatures ranging from the low 50s in Clifton to the mid 40s further inland, there is a northwest wind around 10 mph.

Cooler air will slowly move into the area as high pressure to our west builds into the area, temperatures will hold nearly steady from this morning’s readings then fall to around 50 by sunset, there will be a brisk northwest wind.

The weekend will be seasonably cool, there is a low chance of a shower or even a snow flurry inland early Sunday morning but most areas will remain dry.

Next week looks to be dry the entire week, temperatures will start off chilly on Monday slowly rising as the week goes on.  Thanksgiving’s weather looks very nice with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Sunny, high in the mid 50s, temperatures falling by late in the afternoon.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 50, chance of a shower after midnight.

SUNDAY – Becoming mostly sunny, high near 50.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny and cool, high only in the mid 40s.

TUESDAY – Sunny, high near 50.

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

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

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 6 a.m on Saturday for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Saturday with advisories possible Saturday night into Sunday night and again on Monday night. No advisories expected for Tuesday!

Have a good day!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and it is quite mild with temperatures ranging from the upper 50s in Clifton to the low 50s in some of the inland spots, winds are from the southeast around 10 mph.

Rain will move into the area by mid morning and becoming heavy at times this afternoon and evening as a slow moving cold front approaches from the west.  A southeast flow will keep temperatures quite mild for this time of year with highs in the 60s.  The rain may be accompanied by a rumble or two of thunder, rainfall amounts of around one to one and half inch is likely. What a difference from a year ago on this date when the low was 18 and the high was only 33 chilly degrees.

Rain should end around midnight tonight with clearing by daybreak on Friday, temperatures tonight will still be mild but only rise a couple of degrees during the day on Friday.

A mainly dry and seasonably cool temperatures over the weekend with the only chance of showers would be around Saturday night, inland it may be cold enough for some snow showers.

Dry weather most of next week, Monday will be the coldest day with a moderation in temperatures as the week goes on.  At this point Thanksgiving will be dry with highs in the mid 50s with even milder readings for the rest of the holiday weekend.

THE FORECAST:  Showers developing by 10 am, rain may be heavy at times this afternoon, breezy with highs in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Showers, possibly heavy at times with a chance of a thunderstorm, breezy, low around 50.

FRIDAY – Clearing and breezy, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny,  high in the low 50s, chance of showers at night.

SUNDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

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

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

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

MARINE FORECAST:   Small craft advisory in effect till 6 p.m. on Friday.  TODAY – Southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Saturday with advisories possible Saturday night into Sunday night with no advisories expected on Monday.

Have a good day!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from the low 40s here in Clifton to the low 30s in the colder inland areas, winds are light.

We will have considerable cloudiness today with temperatures a few degrees higher than on Tuesday.  High pressure is moving off the New England coast as a storm system approaches from the west, winds will increase from the southeast.

Rain should move into the area before daybreak on Thursday as a cold front associated with the storm system slowly approaches, increasing southeast flow of mild air ahead of the front.  The rain with possibly a rumble of thunder will continue into the evening, look for 1 – 1 1/2 inch of rainfall.

Clearing on Friday, it will be a little cooler but still above normal for this time of year.

Cooler weather will filter into the area over the weekend and persist into early next week, most areas will stay dry but there is a very slight chance of a sprinkle on Sunday, the sprinkle may be a snow flurry well inland.

At this point Thanksgiving looks to be dry with moderating temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of showers after 1 a.m.  mild with a low around 50.

THURSDAY – Showers with a possible thunderstorm, rain may be heavy at times, breezy and mild with highs in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – Becoming mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

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

SUNDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Southeast wind to 15 knots, seas 3 feet.  A small craft advisory will be in effect from 7 p.m this evening till 6 a.m. on Friday morning.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected to continue during the day on Friday with below advisory levels Friday night into the day on Saturday with advisories again possible Saturday night into Sunday.

Have a good day!

Skies are clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are ranging from the upper 30s here in Clifton to around 30 in the cooler suburbs, winds are from the northeast 5-10 mph.

A backdoor cold front came through late yesterday and a surge of colder air from the north has moved into the area, today will be sunny but with high temperatures more than 15 degrees cooler than on Monday.

The high pressure will move off the New England coast on Wednesday as a storm system to our west slowly approaches, we will have an increase in clouds but we should stay dry with somewhat milder air.

A slow moving cold front will move into the area on Thursday causing rain occasionally heavy at times along with milder temperatures on brisk southeast winds.  At this time rainfall amounts looks to be around 1 – 1 1/2 of an inch.

The front moves offshore on Friday ending the rain and we should see clearing with seasonably mild temperatures.

Cooler on the weekend but we should stay dry although the European model has a low pressure developing in the area that would give us rain but the other models do not have this system affecting our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Sunny, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – Showers with a possible thunderstorm, breezy and mild, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – Becoming partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

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

SUNDAY – Partly sunny, high near 50.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 10 a.m. this morning, winds northeast to 14 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely from Wednesday into the day on Friday with no advisories expected Friday night through Saturday.

Have a good day!

Skies are clear early this Monday morning and there is a wide range of temperatures ranging from around 50 here in Clifton to the mid 30s in the colder valleys, winds are light.

Today will be a very nice fall day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures 10-15 degrees above normal.  Today will be the 22nd straight Monday without measurable precipitation.

A backdoor cold front will cross the area tonight, the front will come through with only some scattered clouds but usher in much cooler air for Tuesday as the mercury will struggle to hit the 50 degree mark.

On Wednesday we will see an increase in clouds along with milder temperatures as high pressure moves off the New England coast and a low pressure system approaches from the west.

Significant rain will fall on Thursday, temperatures will be mild despite the rain, the heaviest rain will fall in the afternoon and evening.  Rainfall amounts should be around 1-2 inches.

Most rain will end before daybreak on Friday with clearing skies and cooler temperatures.

At this point the upcoming weekend looks to be dry with seasonably cool temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Sunny, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Clear, low in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – Sunny and much cooler, high only around 50.

WEDNESDAY – Increasing cloudiness, high in the upper 50s, chance of rain late at night.

THURSDAY – Rain possibly heavy at times, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

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

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

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West-northwest wind to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday into the day on Wednesday with possible advisories Wednesday night into Friday.

Have a good day!

Skies are clear early on this Sunday morning and it is quite cool with temperatures ranging from the mid 30s in Clifton to the mid 20s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

After a chilly start a southwest flow around a high centered near the Tennessee valley will produce a milder afternoon and with much less wind it will be a very comfortable fall day.

Even a little milder on Monday again with plenty of sunshine.

A backdoor cold front will cross the area bringing in cooler air from the north but we should remain dry.

High pressure will move off the coast on Wednesday we should see an increase in clouds with a chance of showers at night.

Significant rain is likely on Thursday as a slow moving frontal system will be crossing the area, temperatures will be mild, showers may extend into Friday.

Dry weather returns for next weekend with seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Sunny, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Clear, low in the low 40s.

MONDAY – Sunny and mild, high in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – Sunny and cooler, high only in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – Increasing cloudiness with showers possible by evening, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the low 60s.

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

SATURDAY – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory will be in effect from noon today till 6 a.m. on Monday for westerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – Near advisory level conditions Monday and Tuesday with small craft advisories likely Wednesday afternoon into Thursday.

Have a good day!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from the low 40s here in Clifton to the upper 30s further inland, some spots in the Poconos are having some flurries.

Today will be a partly cloudy and chilly day, winds will continue to be rather brisk with gusts to 30 mph, highs will struggle to reach the 50 degree mark which is only a few degrees below normal.

Plenty of sunshine and less wind on Sunday and temperatures will moderate in the afternoon after a chilly start.

Monday will be a very nice fall day with plenty of sunshine with unseasonably mild temperatures.

It appears now a backdoor cold front will come through Monday night and Tuesday will be cooler than originally thought despite having mostly sunny skies.

Clouds increase on Wednesday and there may be some significant rain on Thursday as a slow moving cold front moves into the area.

Clearing out on Friday with mild temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Sunny and windy, high around 50.

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

SUNDAY – Sunny, high near 60.

MONDAY – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

THURSDAY – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

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

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warning in effect till 1 p.m. today for northwest winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 4-7 feet, winds and seas diminishing by tonight.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have a good day!

Skies are mostly cloudy early this Friday morning and it continues to be mild with temperatures ranging from the low 50s in the Clifton area to the upper 40s further inland, winds are gusty from the west.

Today will be a partly sunny to mostly cloudy day, it will be windy as we will be in a tight pressure gradient between a deep low in Eastern Canada and strong high pressure building from the Southern Plains, some gusts may be close to 35 mph, temperatures will only rise a couple of degrees from this morning’s levels.

Chilly tonight into Saturday and still breezy with mostly cloudy skies tonight and mostly sunny skies on Saturday, although it will be colder than the last few days readings will still only be slightly below normal for this time of year.

After a chilly start on Sunday we will experience a milder day with diminishing winds.

A return to unseasonably mild temperatures next week with the only rain anticipated now would be with a possible cold front on Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Partly sunny and windy, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and cooler, low in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, breezy and cool, high around 50.

SUNDAY – Sunny and milder , high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

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

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

THURSDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warnings are in effect till 6 p.m. on Saturday for westerly winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Conditions are expected to be below advisory levels Sunday through Tuesday.

Have a good day!

We have cloudy skies early on this Thursday morning and it is quite mild again with readings ranging from around 50 in Clifton to the mid 40s further inland, the humidity is high and the winds are light.

High pressure is moving offshore as a storm system to our west approaches, showers now over Pennsylvania will move into the area later this morning and continue into this evening, southerly winds will pick up this afternoon, temperatures will be mild.

A cold front will move through the area tonight, winds will become westerly and increase on Friday with gusts up to 35 mph, skies will clear by late tonight and will be mostly sunny on Friday. Temperatures tonight and Friday will still be slightly above normal as cold air will be slow to move into the area.

Saturday will be sunny, windy and chilly with highs struggling to reach the 50 degree mark.

After a chilly start on Sunday temperatures will moderate with less wind and mostly sunny skies.

Unseasonably mild for most of next week with mainly dry conditions.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Showers mainly after 10 a.m, high around 60.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers mainly before 8 p.m., becoming partly cloudy and windy, low in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny and windy, high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – Sunny and breezy, high around 50.

SUNDAY – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

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

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

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m today till 6 p.m this evening for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale warning will be in effect from 6 p.m. this evening till 6 a.m on Saturday.  Small craft advisories will be needed during the day on Saturday with no advisories expected Sunday and Monday.

Have a good day!

Rain is ending early on this Veterans Day, temperatures are quite uniform mostly in the upper 40s, winds are from the north around 10 mph.

Low pressure is moving off the coast but today will remain mainly cloudy with maybe some sunshine late this afternoon, temperatures will be seasonable with highs in the upper 50s.

Another low pressure system will be approaching our area on Thursday with showers mainly falling in the afternoon and evening, temperatures will continue to be seasonably mild.

High pressure will build into the area on Friday, it will be dry but become breezy, temperatures will be again be seasonable but become cooler at night.

A dry weekend can be expected, Saturday will again be windy with cool temperatures, less wind on Sunday with slightly milder temperatures.

Looking ahead to next week it now appears to be mainly dry with unseasonably mild temperatures as no cold air is in sight.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Rain ending this morning but remaining cloudy, high in the upper 50s.

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

THURSDAY – Cloudy with afternoon and evening showers, high near 60.

FRIDAY – Sunny in the morning, partly sunny in the afternoon becoming windy, high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – Sunny, windy and chilly, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – Partly sunny in the morning, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 8 p.m. this evening for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible on Thursday and likely Friday and Saturday, no advisories expected on Sunday.

NOTE –  On this day in 1987 we had 3 inches of snow and highs only in the upper 20s.

Have a good day and thanks to my fellow veterans for your service to our country.