THURSDAY  MAY 11, 2017   5:50 A.M.

We have mostly clear skies early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are a little chilly, ranging from the mid 40s in Clifton to some mid 30s inland; winds are mainly calm.

Today we will start off sunny but we should see an increase in clouds by this afternoon, high temperature may be similar to yesterday maybe a degree or two higher.

Friday will be a cloudy day and with an onshore wind it will be cool with most highs in the 50s.

A strong low pressure is expected to develop off the Delaware coast and move slowly north. Rain from the system should begin before sunrise on Saturday and become heavy at times with increasing northeast winds, temperatures will be quite chilly; rainfall amounts will average between 1-3 inches.

Rain will taper off to showers for Mother’s Day, temperatures will not be as chilly as Saturday but still be below normal.  The average high temperature for this time of year is around 70 degrees.

Most of next week looks to be dry with warmer temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 11 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the mid 60s.

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

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – MAY 13 – Rain possibly heavy at times, windy and cool, high in the mid 50s.

MOTHER’S DAY – MAY 14 – A chance of rain in the morning then a chance of showers in the afternoon, high in the low to mid 60s.

MONDAY – MAY 15 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – MAY 16 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – East-northeast wind to 11 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible during the day on Friday; small craft advisories with some gales possible Friday night through Monday.

Have a nice day!

WEDNESDAY  MAY 10, 2017  5:54 A.M.

Skies are mostly cloudy early on Wednesday morning and temperatures range from the upper 40s in the Clifton area to the upper 30s further inland. Winds are mainly calm.

Weak high pressure will be in control of our area weather today through Friday with dry conditions and seasonably cool temperatures.

A strong low pressure is expected to develop off the Virginia coast late Friday night and slowly move up the coast. This will cause rain to spread over the area on Saturday and become heavy at times before tapering off Sunday afternoon; we should average around 1-3 inches of rainfall.

Showers may persist into Monday followed by a warming trend and mainly rainfree most of the rest of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 10 – Cloudy this morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

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

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

SATURDAY – MAY 13 – Rain, possibly heavy at times, high in the upper 50s.

MOTHER’S DAY – MAY 14 – Rain likely mainly in the morning, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – MAY 15 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – MAY 16 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

MARINE FORECAST – TODAY – East wind to 11 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through the day on Friday; advisories likely Friday night through Monday.

Have a nice day!

TUESDAY  MAY 9, 2017  5:50 A.M.

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from the mid 40s in the Clifton area to some low 30s in parts of northwest New Jersey; winds are light northerly.

Today we will have partly sunny skies and temperatures will be a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday but still be below normal for this time of yea,r. There will be less wind so we should enjoy a nice spring day.

Seasonably cool weather will continue through Friday along with dry conditions.

A low pressure area expected to develop just offshore will likely give us some rain over the weekend, temperatures will continue to be cool.

A pattern change is expected next week with warmer spring weather likely.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

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

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the mid 60s, chance of rain late at night.

SATURDAY – MAY 13 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

MOTHER’S DAY – MAY 14 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

MONDAY – MAY 15 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West-northwest wind to 8 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Friday with possible advisories for Saturday.

Have a nice day!

MONDAY  MAY 8, 2017   5:50 A.M.

It is quite cool early on this Monday morning with temperatures ranging from the low 40s in the Clifton area to the mid 30s further inland, skies are partly to mostly cloudy and there is a light westerly wind.

An upper low pressure will continue to be nearly stationary through this week.  Today we will see some sunshine in the morning; clouds will return this afternoon, but unlike yesterday we should see no rain, it will be breezy by this afternoon.

Below normal temperatures should continue through the next several days. It will be mainly dry through Friday,but a low pressure area will likely give us rain for the Mother’s Day weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny this morning then becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and cool, low around 40.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 13 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 60.

MOTHER’S DAY – MAY 14 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 60.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West-northwest wind to 13 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day!

SUNDAY  MAY 7, 2017  5:40 A.M.

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from around 50 in the Clifton area to the mid 40s further inland; there is a light southwest wind.

An upper level low in the area will cause mostly cloudy skies today with a chance of mainly afternoon showers, it will cool with highs mostly in the 50s.

The upper level low will be nearly stationary near our area this week causing well below normal temperatures. Most of the week will remain dry but showers are again possible on Friday into next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low around 40.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 13 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is effect till midnight tonight for west winds to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet/

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft advisories on Monday with no advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday.

Have a nice day!

SATURDAY  MAY 6, 2017  5:57 A.M.

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and there is some drizzle or light rain in parts of the area. Temperatures are mild, ranging from around 60 in the Clifton area, to the mid 50s further inland; winds are light southeasterly.  Yesterday we picked up 1.48 inches of rain in Clifton with considerable more just to our south and east, as both Newark and Central  Park recorded around 3 inches of rainfall.

A deep low pressure now over Pennsylvania will slowly move to the north into Eastern Canada by tonight; we should still have considerable cloudiness with some showers likely especially this afternoon; temperatures will only rise a few degrees from our early morning lows.

Sunday will be cooler with mostly cloudy skies and a low chance of a shower.

Next week will be cooler than average with a chance of showers on Monday and again on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 6 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers likely mainly this evening, low in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower, high in the low 60s.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower in the afternoon, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect till 6 p.m on Sunday evening;  Today – South-southwest wind to 25 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible Sunday night into Monday; no advisories expected Tuesday and Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend!

FRIDAY  MAY 5, 2017  5:58 A.M.

It is cloudy over the area early on this Friday morning and there is some light rain or drizzle falling in some places. Temperatures range from around 50 in the Clifton area to the low 40s further inland, winds are from the east around 5-10 mph.

A low pressure area will be moving from Kentucky up into the Great Lakes as a warm front approaches from the south. This will cause rain &  it appears the heaviest rainfall will be between 11 a.m and 4 p.m.; some light rain or drizzle will continue into tonight.  Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are likely.

The weekend weather will be seasonably cool with mostly cloudy skies, there is a chance of light showers especially on Saturday.

Mostly cloudy and cool weather will continue into next week as an upper level low will be nearly stationary over our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 5 – Rain, heavy at times with isolated thunderstorms, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Rain in the evening with a possible thunderstorm, low in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – MAY 6 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower, high near 60.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory is in effect till 6 p.m. Saturday evening;  today east-southeast wind to 30 knots, seas building to 6-9 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories still possible on Sunday;  no advisories expected Monday and Tuesday.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

THURSDAY  MAY 4, 2017  5:52 A.M.

Our area has mostly clear conditions early on this Thursday morning and with the clear skies and light winds there is a wide range of temperatures ranging from the mid 40s in the Clifton area down to the low 30s with some frost in some areas of northwest New Jersey.

High pressure will be moving off the coast today and we should see an increase in clouds by this afternoon as a storm system over the Tennessee Valley moves toward our area, rain from this system should hold off until after midnight.

The low pressure system will move into our area on Friday causing rain heavy at times with possibly some thunderstorms, rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are expected.

The service low pressure will move away on Saturday but an upper low will be in our area for the weekend giving us cool conditions with possible showers but most of the time it will be dry.

Cool and mainly dry weather Monday through Wednesday of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 4 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Rain developing mainly after 4 a.m., low around 50.

FRIDAY – MAY 5 – Rain with possible thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times, high in the low 60s, rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches expected.

SATURDAY – MAY 6   – Mostly cloudy with showers likely mainly in the afternoon, high in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high near 60.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East winds to 11 knots, seas  1 foot.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted from 10 p.m. tonight until 6 p.m. on Friday; advisories likely to be continued from Friday night into the day on Sunday; no advisories expected Sunday night through Monday.

May the fourth be with you!

WEDNESDAY  MAY 3, 2017  5:48 A.M.

Our area has mostly cloudy skies early on this Wednesday morning. Temperatures are on the mild side with readings ranging from the upper 50s in the Clifton area to around 50 further inland; there is a brisk west wind.

Today we will see clouds breaking up this morning but it will become overcast once again by noontime as a weak cold front comes through the area; sunshine should return by late this afternoon. Winds will be brisk and it will not be as mild as the last couple of days.

Tomorrow we should see some sunshine in the morning but become cloudy again in the afternoon as a storm system approaches from the Tennessee Valley, temperatures once again will be seasonably cool.

Friday will be a wet day as low pressure moves into our area, rain heavy at times throughout the day and evening with rainfall amounts averaging 1-2 inches.

The weekend will be unsettled and cool as an upper air low pressure will be in our area, there will be a chance of showers both days.

Still a chance of showers on Monday as the upper low will be only slowly moving away, temperatures will continue to be cool.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 3 – Partly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and cooler, low in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – MAY 4 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 5 – Rain heavy at times with a chance of thunderstorms, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high near 60.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for west-northwest wind to 25 knots, seas 3-4 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Thursday with advisories likely Thursday night through Saturday.

Have a good day!

TUESDAY  MAY 2, 2017  5:55 A.M.

Skies are mostly cloudy and there are some showers around as a cold front approaches the area. Temperatures are very mild with readings in the low 70s in the Clifton area, down to the low 60s further inland where the front has moved through; winds are from the southwest around 5-10 mph.

The cold front will cross the area shortly and it will be accompanied by some showers and followed by a brisk westerly flow of much drier air, temperatures will rise a little to the mid 70s.

Dry weather with more seasonable temperatures for Wednesday into the day on Thursday.

A slow moving upper low pressure system will cause rain which will possibly heavy at times from late Thursday night through Friday night, we may pick up 1-2 inches of rain from this system.

The upper low will hang around our area for the weekend into early next week producing mostly cloudy skies, cool temperatures and scattered showers.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 2 – Chance of early morning showers then becoming partly sunny, breezy and much less humid, high in the mid 70s.

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

WEDNESDAY – MAY 3 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 4 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s, chance of rain after midnight.

FRIDAY – MAY 5 – Rain possibly heavy at times, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the low 60s.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 3 a.m. Wednesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely to be needed during the day on Wednesday; no advisories from Wednesday night through the day on Thursday; advisories likely Thursday night into Saturday.

APRIL 2017 CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR CLIFTON:

The average temperature for the month was 56.5 degrees which was around 5 degrees above normal making this the warmest April since 2010 and the 2nd warmest since 1974.

Precipitation was just slightly above normal with 4.48 inches falling.

Highest temperature was 87 degrees on the 16th – Easter Sunday.

Lowest temperature was 35 degrees on the 1st.

No snow fell during the month.

Have a nice day!