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!