Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from the upper 20s in Clifton to the teens inland, Walpack being the coldest reading at  13 degrees.

Today we will see an increase in clouds as a weak cold front approaches the area, daytime highs will be a couple of degrees higher than yesterday but still be below normal.  There is a slight chance of a couple of flurries tonight with the front.

Mainly fair weather tomorrow through the weekend with cold temperatures, the coldest day will be Saturday with highs just above freezing.

Computer models continue to show the storm for Monday and Tuesday to stay well south of our area.

High pressure will continue the dry and cold weather through Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 6 – Increasing cloudiness, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Cloudy in the early evening then clearing, low around 30.

FRIDAY – DEC 7 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

TUESDAY – DEC 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisories has been posted effective from 3 p.m. this afternoon until 6 a.m. Friday morning for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – Lingering small craft advisory conditions possible Friday through Saturday;  advisories again possible depending on the low pressure track Sunday into Monday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

With clear skies and mainly calm winds, temperatures have fallen to the mid 20s in Clifton ranging down to the mid teens further inland,  Walpack is now at  15 degrees.

High pressure building into the area today will give us a partly sunny day with below normal temperatures.  A weak trough of low pressure offshore is expected to give coastal areas of central and southern New Jersey some snow showers but this should stay to our south.

Dry weather to continue the next several days but it will continue to be chilly with temperatures 5-10 degrees below normal through early next week.

The potential storm for early next week is still expected to remain south of the area and give snow to portions of the Carolinas and Virginia.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 5 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy early then clearing, low in the mid 20s.

THURSDAY – DEC 6 – Increasing clouds, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 7 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – Northeast winds to 12 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Thursday;  possible small craft conditions Thursday night through Friday morning; no advisories expected Friday afternoon through Saturday night.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 30s across the area, there is a gusty northwest wind.

High pressure building in from the middle of the country will dominate our weather today through the weekend.  Temperatures will be chilly averaging 5-10 degrees below normal.  Daytime highs will be in the low 40s today but only be in the 30s the rest of this period, overnight lows will be mainly in the 20s.

Low pressure will develop off the southeast coast over the weekend.  Latest computer runs have the system remaining south of our area, but it still will be watched in case the storm moves further north than expected which then would give us a chance of snow.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 4 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Clear, low in the low 20s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly cloudy, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 7 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas   3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through the day on Thursday; advisories possible Thursday night through Friday night; no advisories expected on Saturday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and there are some areas with dense fog. Temperatures are unseasonably mild, with readings ranging from the low 50s in Clifton down to the upper 40s further inland, winds are light.

Finally we will see sunshine today along with rather mild temperatures, highs will be steady in the 50s, a cold front will cross the area tonight.

We will finally have an extended period of dry weather tomorrow into the weekend, but it will be chilly with highs mainly in the upper 30s to low 40s and overnight lows in the 20s.

Latest indications are that low pressure developing off the southeast coast late in the weekend will move far enough south not to give us any precipitation, but this system still needs to be followed in case the storm moves more north.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 3 – Some dense fog early this morning then becoming mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

TUESDAY – DEC 4- Sunny and colder, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday evening.  Today – southwest winds becoming west and gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday night through Wednesday night; possible small craft advisories Thursday and Friday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Light rain is falling across the area early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from the low 40s in Clifton to the upper 30s further inland, winds are from the east to northeast around 5-10 mph.

A warm front will be passing north of our area early this afternoon, we will have light rain or drizzle most of today but temperatures will rise into the 50s behind the front.

Tomorrow will be a dry day but with mild temperatures ahead of a cold front that will cross the area by evening.

Finally a quiet pattern with mainly dry weather the rest of the week into Saturday but temperatures will be below normal.

Still there are indications that a storm may affect the area next Sunday with a chance of rain or snow.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 2 – Cloudy with rain this morning with a chance of an isolated thunderstorm, drizzle this afternoon, high in the upper 50s.

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

MONDAY – DEC 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 4 – Sunny and colder, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

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

SATURDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Monday evening for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday or Wednesday; possible small craft conditions on Thursday.

CLIFTON’S NOVEMBER CLIMATE SUMMARY:

November was chilly with temperatures averaging 42.2 degrees which was around 3 degrees below normal and the 11th coldest November since 1973  High temperature was 73 degrees recorded on the 1st and the lowest temperature was 11 degrees on the 23rd which was the coldest November temperature on record.

The month was also quite wet with 7.22″ or precipitation which was the 4th wettest since 1973.  Measurable precipitation fell on 15 of the 30 days.

Also our 6.5 inches of snow for the month was the 2nd snowiest November with it all of the storm falling on the 15th into the morning of the 16th.

Have a nice day!