SATURDAY  JUNE  10, 2017  5:30 A.M.

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are milder than the last few mornings ranging from near 60 in the Clifton area to the low 50s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

An area of showers now over central  Pennsylvania will move east and dissipate before reaching the Clifton area but parts of northwest sections of New Jersey may see some rain before 10 a.m., in the Clifton area we may see brief mostly cloudy skies this morning then become mostly sunny and warm this afternoon.

The start of a three day heatwave will start tomorrow and last through Tuesday with high temperatures each day in the 90s along with an increase in humidity.

A cold front may touch off some showers Tuesday afternoon and evening followed by cooler air from Wednesday and last through Friday.  A few showers are possible Thursday night into the day on Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 10 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low near 70.

SUNDAY – JUNE 11 – Sunny and hot, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – JUN 12 – Sunny, hot and humid, high in the mid 90s.

TUESDAY – JUN 13 – Sunny in the morning then partly sunny in the afternoon, humid with highs in the low 90s.

WEDNESDAY – JUN 14 – Partly sunny and cooler, high near 80.

THURSDAY – JUN 15  Partly sunny, high in the mid 70s, chance of showers at night.

FRIDAY – JUN 16 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – South-southwest wind to 12 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have an enjoyable weekend!

FRIDAY  JUNE 9, 2017  5:28 A.M.

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures are cool ranging from the low 50s in the Clifton area to the low 40s in some of the inland areas, winds are light westerly.

Finally after having weeks of mainly cloudy, cool and dreary conditions we will get into a summertime pattern starting today.  We should have mostly sunny skies and temperatures reaching the low 80s which is near normal and about 10 degrees higher than yesterday.

More sunshine on Saturday with high temperatures a few degrees higher than today.

A summer like heat wave Sunday through Tuesday with temperatures reaching the 90s each day along with increasing humidity levels.

A backdoor cold front will cross the area Tuesday night with only a slight chance of a shower.

Cooler and dry Wednesday and Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 9 – Mostly sunny,  high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – JUN 10 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 80s.

SUNDAY – JUN 11 – Sunny and hot, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – JUN 12 – Mostly sunny and hot, high in the mid 90s.

TUESDAY – JUN 13 – Mostly sunny, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

WEDNESDAY – JUN 14 – Partly sunny and not as warm, high in the low 80s.

THURSDAY – JUN 15 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 6 p.m for hazardous seas; winds south-southwest to 8 knots, seas up to 5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Saturday through the day on Sunday; possible advisories Sunday night; no advisories expected Monday and Tuesday.

Enjoy the summer like weather!

THURSDAY  JUNE 8, 2017  5:49 A.M.

Skies are clear early on this Thursday morning and it is cool with temperatures ranging from the mid 50s in the Clifton area to the low 40s further inland with some fog in some cooler areas, winds are mainly calm.

High pressure will control our weather today giving the area sunny skies, temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher than yesterday but still be below normal.

Warmer and dry weather tomorrow and on Saturday as a high pressure ridge continues to control our area’s weather.  A coastal low pressure will be moving up the coast but well enough east to not give us any precipitation.

A summer like heat wave will be with us Sunday through at least Tuesday as a Bermuda high pressure ridge controls our weather.  Dry conditions should continue, however a backdoor cold front may touch off some showers and thunderstorms late in the day on Tuesday.

It may be cooler on Wednesday depending if the front drops to our south, if not then we may have another hot day.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 8 – Sunny, high in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – JUN 9 – Partly sunny, high near 80.

SATURDAY – JUN 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

SUNDAY – JUN 11 – Sunny, high in the low 90s.

MONDAY – JUN 12 – Sunny, high in the mid 90s.

TUESDAY – JUN 13 – Sunny, high in the low 90s.

WEDNESDAY – JUN 14  – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – East winds to 11 knots seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory is posted for high seas from midnight tonight until 6 p.m on Friday; no advisories expected Saturday through the day on Sunday; possible advisories for high seas on Sunday night; no advisories expected on Monday.

Have a nice day!

WEDNESDAY  JUNE 7, 2017  5:20 A.M.

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are on the cool side ranging from the low 50s in the Clifton area to the mid 40s further inland; there is a light northerly wind.

Today will start off cloudy but we should see some sunshine by this afternoon and with the sunshine temperatures will be milder than yesterday but still below normal.

Tomorrow we should see some increasing clouds in the afternoon and evening as a low pressure moves well off the coast, temperatures will be seasonably cool.

Sunshine and warmer Friday and Saturday.

After having a rather cool weather the last few weeks the pattern will change and a Bermuda high pressure will give us a heat wave starting Sunday and lasting to at least the middle of next week; high temperatures should reach the 90s each day with increasing humidity.  With the heat and humidity there is a slight chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm but most of the area will remain dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 7 – Cloudy this morning then becoming partly sunny, high near 70.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – JUN 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s, increasing clouds at night.

FRIDAY – JUN 9 – Partly sunny, high near 80.

SATURDAY – JUN 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

SUNDAY – JUN 11 – Sunny, hot and humid, high near 90.

MONDAY – JUN 12 – Sunny, hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

TUESDAY – JUN 13 – Sunny ,hot and humid, high in the low 90s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – North-northeast wind to 12 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories possible Thursday and Friday; no advisories expected Saturday through Sunday.

Have a nice day!

TUESDAY  JUNE 6, 2017  5:46  A.M.

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and some heavy showers are now approaching the area. Not much range in temperatures with readings mostly in the low to mid 50s, winds are from the northeast.

The area of heavy showers will move through this morning with lighter showers expected during the afternoon. With clouds and an onshore flow, temperatures will be well below normal, probably staying in the 50s which is nearly 20 degrees below normal for June 6th.

Tomorrow we will see some improvement. It still will be cloudy in the morning but sunshine may return late in the afternoon, temperatures will be milder than today but still below normal.

Mainly dry weather Thursday and Friday, temperatures will still be below normal on Thursday and near normal on Friday.

Summerlike weather for the weekend, we should stay dry, temperatures will be near 80 on Saturday and in the 80s on Sunday.

90 degree weather possible early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 6 – Cloudy and quite cool with showers mainly this morning, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of evening showers, low in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – JUN 7 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – JUN 8 – Partly sunny, high near 70.

FRIDAY – JUN 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – JUN 10 – Mostly sunny, high near 80.

SUNDAY – JUN 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 80s.

MONDAY – JUN 12 – Sunny, high near 90.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – North-northeast wind to 12 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted from 6 p.m. this evening till 6 p.m. Wednesday evening; advisories likely continuing Wednesday night through the day on Friday; no advisories expected Friday night into the day on Saturday.

Have a nice day!

MONDAY  JUNE 5, 2017  5:54 A.M.

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning with some showers  occurring mainly to our east. Temperatures are not as chilly as the last few mornings ranging from the upper 50s in the Clifton area to the mid 50s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

A warm front across southern New Jersey along with a low pressure to our west will cause cloudy skies all day; there may be a lull in the shower activity this morning but showers and thunderstorms may redevelop this afternoon and evening. Temperatures should rise into the 70s today.

Cool, cloudy and unsettled weather Tuesday through Thursday with a chance of rain or drizzle each day.

We finally clear out on Friday into the weekend giving our area warmer temperatures.  There will be a low chance of a shower on Saturday but most of the area will remain dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 5 – Cloudy with a chance of shower and thunderstorms this afternoon, high in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Showers likely with a chance of a thunderstorm, low in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – JUN 6 – Cloudy with a chance of showers and drizzle in the morning then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, quite cool, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – JUN 7 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain, quite cool, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – JUN 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers, high in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – JUN 9 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – JUN 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower, high near 80.

SUNDAY – JUN 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Southerly winds to 8 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Tuesday; small craft advisories likely Tuesday night through Thursday; no advisories expected on Friday.

Despite the dreary weather try to have a good day!

SUNDAY  JUNE 4, 2017  5:53 A.M.

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and with light winds there is a rather large spread in temperatures with the mid 50s in Clifton to the upper 30s in some of the outlying inland areas.

Today we should see an increase in clouds with a chance of rain showers by this afternoon as a low pressure over the Great Lakes and a warm front to our south and west approach our area, temperatures will be slightly below normal.

An upper level low pressure will be affecting our area to at least the end of this week causing a chance of showers each day, temperatures will be cool especially on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A more summer type pattern should be with us by the weekend with warmer temperatures although there will still be a chance of a shower on Saturday as a weak cold front moves through the area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 4 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of light rain after 10 a.m., high in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, low around 60.

MONDAY – JUN 5 – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, high in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – JUN 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – JUN 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – JUN 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers, high near 70.

FRIDAY – JUN 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – JUN 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high near 80.

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

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisory likely for Monday morning; no advisories Monday afternoon through Tuesday; possible small craft conditions for high seas Wednesday and Thursday.

Have a nice day!

SATURDAY  JUNE 3, 2017  5:51 A.M.

Skies have become mostly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and there is an area of showers moving into western parts of the area,. Temperatures range from the mid 50s in the Clifton area to the low 40s in some inland spots, winds are light.

A weak cold front will cause some early showers followed by sunshine by this afternoon; with the high sun angle this time of year temperatures will rise into the 70s.

Increasing clouds on Sunday with a chance of rain in the afternoon becoming more likely at night; temperatures with the cloud cover will be slightly below normal.

Unsettled weather Monday through Wednesday as an upper level low pressure and surface lows move slowly through the area.  Monday has the best likelihood of widespread showers with a chance of showers lingering Tuesday and Wednesday.  Temperatures will be near normal on Monday but below normal Tuesday and Wednesday.

Thursday should be a nice day with plenty of sunshine and milder temperatures.   Another cold front may cause a shower on Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 3 – Chance of light rain before 11 a.m. then becoming sunny, high in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – JUN 4 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of rain after 2 p.m., high in the mid 70s, showers and thunderstorms likely at night.

MONDAY – JUN 5  Cloudy with rain likely and possible thunderstorms, high in the upper 70s.

TUESDAY – JUN 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – JUN 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 70.

THURSDAY – JUN 8 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – JUN 9 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West-southwest wind to 12 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Sunday; possible small craft advisories Sunday night through the day on Monday; no advisories expected Monday night through Wednesday.

Have a good weekend!

FRIDAY  JUNE 2, 2017  6:00 A.M.

We have partly cloudy skies early on this Friday morning, and temperatures range from the mid 50s in the Clifton area to some low to mid 40s in some inland spots; winds are light.

Today we will have mostly sunny conditions, there is a slight chance of an isolated shower this afternoon, but most areas will stay dry; temperatures will be seasonably warm.

Another nice day on Saturday as weak high pressure moves into the area giving us a mostly sunny day with continued seasonably mild temperatures.

An area of low pressure is expected to give us rain from late Sunday and persist through at least the middle of next week. Temperatures will be near normal Sunday and Monday, but drop to below normal Tuesday and Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 50s.

SATURDAY – JUN 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

SUNDAY – JUN 4 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m., high in the low 70s.

MONDAY – JUN 5 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – JUN 6 – Mostly cloudy and cool with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – JUN 7 – Mostly cloudy and cool with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – JUN 8 – Partly sunny, high in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST –  TODAY – West winds to 10 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Saturday;  possible small craft conditions Sunday through Tuesday.

MAY 2017 CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY:

This May the temperature averaged 1.5 degrees below normal making this the coolest May in 9 years and if it wasn’t for the impressive three day heat wave from May 17-19 we would probably have on of the coolest May’s on record.   The highest temperature was 95 degrees on the 18th while the lowest was 40 degrees recorded on the 8th.  Precipitation was above normal with 5.78″ falling.

Spring’s average temperature was near normal while the precipitation was above normal..  15.21″ of rain fell much more than the 8.37″ that fell during spring last year.

Have a nice day!

THURSDAY  JUNE 1, 2017  5:40 A.M.

We have partly cloudy skies early on this first day on June and temperatures range from the upper 50s in the Clifton area to the low 50s further inland; winds are mainly calm.

Today we should have plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures as readings reach the low 80s.  A weak cold front will cross the area this afternoon but it should come through dry.

Not quite as warm on Friday and we should see some afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms as another front comes through the area.

Saturday and the first half of Sunday should be dry but a low pressure area is expected to give us some rain late Sunday.

The slow moving low pressure will give the area a good chance of rain with cooler temperatures Monday and Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JUN 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – JUN 2 – Partly sunny, chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m., high in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – JUN 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – JUN 4 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the low 70s, rain likely at night.

MONDAY – JUN 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – JUN 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – JUN 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the mid 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Westerly winds to 12 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through the day on Sunday; possible small craft conditions Sunday night through Monday.

Have a nice day!