SATURDAY  DECEMBER 2, 2017  5:56 A.M.

Our area has mostly clear conditions and it is rather chilly with temperatures ranging from near 30 in the Clifton area down to around 20 further inland, winds are nearly calm.

High pressure over New England today will give us a light onshore flow of air, temperatures will be near seasonable levels.

Dry conditions with light winds will continue on Sunday, temperatures will be a little milder than today.

Another dry day with seasonable temperatures on Monday.

A strong cold front will likely give us showers Tuesday and Wednesday followed by colder weather Thursday and Friday.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 2 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – DEC 4 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

TUESDAY – DEC 5 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 50s, showers likely at night.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 6 – Cloudy with showers likely, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – North-northeast wind to 6 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday and Monday with small craft conditions likely Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

NOVEMBER 2017  CLIFTON CLIMATE SUMMARY.

November temperature was .5 degrees below normal.   Precipitation was well below normal with 1.39″ accumulating;   A trace of snow fell.

The highest temperature was 75 degrees on the 3rd;  lowest temperature was 21 degrees that was recorded on the 11th.   Most daily rain was .57 that fell on the 7th.

 

METEOROLOGICAL FALL 2017.

Temperatures averaged nearly 3 degrees above normal making this fall the warmest since I started records in 1973.  Precipitation was below normal with 8.6 inches recorded, with about 1/2 of that amount falling on the storm on October 29-30th.

 

Have a great weekend!