Light snow is ending across the area early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from the mid-upper 20s, winds are light, about an inch of snow accumulated here in Clifton.

The low pressure that brought the light snow is moving offshore and a weak high will give us clearing during the day it will be chilly with highs in the 30s.

Computer models now have the second wave of low pressure to be closer to the coast than was indicated yesterday so the chances of snow have increased for Saturday, it is possible that we may pick up a couple of inches of accumulation with much more across Long Island and southern New Jersey with much less as you head further inland, regardless if it snows or not it still will be very cold with highs only in the 20s.

Cold Arctic high pressure will be in control of our weather for Sunday and Monday with dry conditions over the area, highs will be mainly in the 20s with overnight lows in the lower teens.

Not as cold on Tuesday but another low pressure system will likely give us precipitation Tuesday night into Wednesday mainly in the form of rain as warmer air moves into the area but may start as a wintery mix.

A pattern switch will cause much above normal temperatures for an extended period starting on Wednesday and may last through January 20th with many highs in the upper 40s to the 50s each day.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy this morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the upper teens.

SATURDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, high in the upper 20s.

SUNDAY – Mostly sunny and quite cold, high only in the mid 20s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 30.

TUESDAY – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 30s, chance of rain after midnight.

WEDNESDAY – Rain likely in the morning then becoming partly sunny, mild with highs in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Northwest winds to 14 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale watch as been posted from noon on Saturday till midnight.  Advisories to continue on Sunday; no advisories expected Monday and Tuesday.

Have a good day!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are colder than the last couple of mornings ranging from the mid 20s in Clifton to the upper teens further inland, these readings are close to normal for this time of year, winds are gusty from the west.

Today we should start off sunny but should see some increasing cloudiness this afternoon, high temperatures will be mainly in the mid 30s which is slightly below normal, winds will diminish and become light by this afternoon.

A weak disturbance will cause a period of light snow mainly falling after midnight and ending by around 9 a.m., accumulation should be around an inch with slightly higher amounts to ours south and east.

Very cold weather for the weekend but we should remain precipitation free as another low pressure moves off the southeast coast, areas to our south across southeast sections of Virginia and eastern North Carolina will see significant snow.

Very cold and dry on Monday as a cold Arctic airmass will be over us.

Quickly moderating temperatures on Tuesday with the next chance of precipitation will be Tuesday night into Wednesday which at this time looks to fall as rain possibly beginning as a wintery mix.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Increasing cloudiness, high in the mid  30s.

TONIGHT – Snow likely mainly after 10 p.m., low in the mid 20s.

FRIDAY – Mostly cloudy with snow ending by 9 a.m., accumulations around 1 inch, high in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – Partly sunny, high near 30.

SUNDAY – Mostly sunny, high only in the upper 20s.

MONDAY – Sunny, high in the upper 20s.

TUESDAY – Partly sunny and not as cold, high near 40, chance of mix rain, snow and sleet at night.

WEDNESDAY – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West wind to 17 knots, diminishing this afternoon, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday and Monday with advisories likely over the weekend.

Have a nice day!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are mild ranging from near 40 in the Clifton area to the mid 30s further inland, winds are light.

Drier air will move into the area this morning and we should have mostly sunny skies, temperatures will rise into the 50s.  A cold front will move through this afternoon with windy and colder air behind the front, temperatures will fall into the 40s by sunset and drop into the 20s by daybreak on Thursday.

Thursday will be a dry and cold day with slowly diminishing winds.

A wave of low pressure will give us a good chance of light snow on Friday morning, at this time accumulations will be light with only a coating to possibly and inch with lower amounts inland.

Continued quite cold over the weekend and a second wave will be moving off the coast, at this time it appears that this system will stay well offshore but it still bears watching as the latest European model has the storm closer to the coast.

After a very cold Monday temperatures moderate on Tuesday and looking ahead to the long range it appears most of the rest of next week will be mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy this morning then becoming mostly sunny, becoming windy this afternoon, highs in the low 50s dropping into the 40s by sunset, winds may gust to 40 MPH.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and colder, low in the low 20s.

THURSDAY – Increasing cloudiness, high in the mid 30s.

FRIDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning, high in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – Partly sunny, high near 30.

SUNDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 30.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 30.

TUESDAY – Mostly sunny and not as cold, high near 40.

MARINE FORECAST:   Gale warning will be in effect from 3 p.m. this afternoon till 3 a.m. Thursday morning for west winds increasing to 40 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday afternoon and Friday with advisories likely over the weekend.

DECEMBER 2016 CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR CLIFTON:

The month averaged around 1 degree above normal;  precipitation totaled 2.74″ which was about 70% of normal; snowfall totaled 4.1 inches which was slightly below normal.  The highest temperature was 60 degrees occurring on the 27th while the lowest temperature was a chilly 12 degrees recorded on the 16th.

Have a nice day!

We have cloudy conditions early on this Tuesday morning and there is some light rain or drizzle in spots, temperatures range from the upper 30s in the Clifton area to the low 30s further inland, winds are from the north.

Light rain or drizzle early this morning with steady and heavier rain developing later this morning and continue into this evening, additional rainfall amounts will average 1/2 to 3/4″, temperatures will only slightly rise into the low 40s.

We dry out on Wednesday and it will be mild ahead of a cold front that will cross the area tomorrow afternoon, most highs will be in the lower 50s, after the cold front temperatures will fall into the 20s by Thursday morning.

Cold weather Thursday through early next week, there will be a couple of waves of low pressure offshore, the first one may cause some snow showers on Friday and  the second wave moving up the coast Saturday night into Sunday, at this time both waves look to be too far offshore to give our area any significant snow but they still bear watching in case their paths come closer to the coast.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Rain, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Rain mainly this evening,  low in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny and colder, high in the mid 30s.

FRIDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of morning snow showers, high in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – Partly sunny, high in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: Small craft advisory is in effect till 7 p.m. on Wednesday, today east-northeast wind to 30 knots, seas 5-9 feet.

OUTLOOK – Sub-advisory level conditions likely Thursday through Saturday.

Despite the dreary weather today try to have a nice day!

Skies have become cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from the low 30s in the Clifton area to the mid 20s further inland, winds are light.

A complex low pressure system will cause precipitation to move into the area by 9 a.m. beginning as a mix of freezing rain and sleet before changing to all rain by late this morning, light rain or drizzle will continue this afternoon and night.

Periods of rain will continue on Tuesday with somewhat milder temperatures.

We dry out on Wednesday and it will be mild ahead of a strong cold front that will pass the area during the day followed by colder weather Wednesday night.

Quite cold Thursday through the weekend, some snow showers are  possible on Friday and then we will track a  possible snowstorm over the weekend, the latest run of the GFS is indicating the storm coming closer to the coast giving us snow Saturday night into Sunday while the European model as the storm well offshore with no snow in our area, so stay tuned.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Rain, sleet and freezing rain before changing to all rain by 11 a.m. high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Periods of light rain or drizzle, low in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – Rain, high in the upper 40s.

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

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny and colder, high in the mid 30s.

FRIDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of snow showers, high in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – Mostly sunny, high near  30.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till noon on Tuesday for easterly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possibly to continue Tuesday afternoon and night; advisories likely on Wednesday and still possible Thursday and Friday.

Have a nice day!