Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy and it is mild with readings ranging from the low 40s in Clifton down to the low 30s further inland, winds are light northwesterly.

High pressure will be building into our area today and we will have a mostly sunny day with mild temperatures, but it will be breezy with
likely gusts from the northwest to 25 mph.

Dry weather will continue Tuesday through Thursday, temperatures will be a little below normal on Tuesday, near normal on Wednesday and above normal on Thursday. Normal high for this period is in the upper 40s.

Friday will be a quite mild day but we will have showers likely as a cold front moves through the area.

Dry weather can be expected for this upcoming weekend, temperatures will be mild on Saturday but cooler on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 11 – Sunny and breezy today, high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low around 30.

TUESDAY – MAR 12 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 13 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 14 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 15 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, quite mild, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – MAR 16 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 17 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West winds to 15 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft winds on Tuesday; no advisories expected Tuesday night through Wednesday night; advisories possible Thursday and Friday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Rain is falling across the area early on this Sunday morning with temperatures ranging from the low 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland where a mix of snow and sleet is falling. The precipitation in Clifton started as a mixture of snow and sleet which gave us a coating of about a half of an inch but the rain will wash it all away shortly.

Low pressure is moving to the Great Lakes as a warm front associated with the low slowly approaches our area. Rain from the system will end around noon , temperatures will warm into the 40s.

High pressure will then move into the area giving us a mild and breezy Monday.

Dry weather will continue Tuesday and Wednesday with slightly below normal temperatures.

A chance of showers late Thursday into Friday but it will become milder with highs on Friday reaching the 60s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 10 – Rain ending mainly by noon, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly fair, low in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – MAR 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – MAR 12 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 13 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 14 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 1 p.m., high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 15 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, quite mild, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – MAR 16 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. Monday morning, winds southeast this morning becoming southwest by this afternoon gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Monday; possible small craft advisories for Monday night into Tuesday; no advisories expected for Tuesday night through Thursday.

Have a good day and “Happy Daylight Saving Time”

Good morning!

Our skies are mostly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and is milder than the last few mornings with readings ranging form the low 30s in Clifton down to 17 degrees at Sandyston, winds are light northwesterly.

After the cold weather of this past week today will be a welcome change as temperatures rise well up into the 40s along with mostly sunny skies and light winds as high pressure builds into our area.

A low pressure system will move into our area tonight with rain developing after midnight and continuing into early Sunday afternoon, the rain may start off as a wintery mix inland, temperatures with an onshore wind will be slightly cooler than today. Rainfall amounts of 1/2 to one inch expected.

Monday will be a dry and breezy day but with mild temperatures.

Dry with slightly cooler weather for Tuesday and Wednesday.

There will be a chance of showers late Thursday into Friday but with milder temperatures, in fact Friday could be a very mild day with highs in the 60s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Becoming cloudy with rain developing mainly after 1 a.m., rain may begin as a mixture of sleet and rain, low in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – MAR 10 – Rain ending early in the afternoon, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 11 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – MAR 12 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 13 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 14 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 15 – Cloudy and quite mild with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

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

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective from midnight today until 7 a.m. Monday morning; no advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and don’t forget to move the clocks ahead one hour tonight!

Good morning!

Skies across the region are mostly clear and temperatures range from the upper teens in Clifton down to 1 degree at Sandyston in Sussex County, winds are mainly calm.

Arctic high pressure over us will move offshore today and temperatures will not be as cold as the last few days, skies will be partly sunny. It now appears the weak low pressure will remain to our south tonight so we should be dry.

A rather nice Saturday as another high pressure build into the area, high temperatures in the mid 40s and light winds will make this a much more comfortable day.

A low pressure system will give us rain mainly from midnight Saturday night until noon on Sunday, the rain may begin as a wintry mix across inland areas.

Dry weather Monday through Wednesday, temperatures will be slightly above normal on Monday and slightly below normal Tuesday and Wednesday.

Mild with a chance of rain on Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy, low in the upper 20s.

SATURDAY – MAR 9 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s. Rain developing around midnight.

SUNDAY – MAR 10 – Rain mainly in the morning, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – MAR 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – MAR 12 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 13 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 14 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Saturday; small craft advisories likely Saturday night through Sunday night; no advisories expected for Monday and Tuesday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and it is very cold with readings ranging from the low teens in Clifton down to a frigid -2 degrees at Sandyston, winds are mainly calm.

Today will have partly sunny conditions and there is a low chance of flurries during the day, high temperatures will be a few degrees higher than the 28 degree high temperature that was recorded yesterday.

Friday will be a little milder and a weak disturbance may cause some light snow and flurries at night.

Milder still over the weekend, Saturday will be a pleasant day as high pressure builds into the area but as the high moves offshore a low pressure area will move into our area for Sunday, rain will begin in the morning and end in the evening, some of the precipitation may start off as a wintery mix mainly over inland areas.

Dry weather Monday through the middle of the week with near normal temperatures. Normal highs are in the upper 40s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of flurries, high in the low 30s

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the upper teens.

FRIDAY – MAR 8 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the upper 30s, chance of light snow or flurries at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 9 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 10 – Rain, high near 50.

MONDAY – MAR 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – MAR 12 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 13 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. this evening for westerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 2-4 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected tonight through Saturday; small craft advisories likely Sunday through at least Monday morning.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and it is again quite cold with temperatures ranging from the mid teens in Clifton to 7 at High Point, winds are from the northwest around 5-10 mph.

Arctic high pressure will continue to dominate our weather today and tomorrow with much below normal temperatures, skies will be partly to mostly sunny. There is a slight chance of flurries mainly inland both days, but most area will remain dry.

Slightly milder on Friday, there will be a slight chance of light snow in the afternoon and at night, but again most areas will remain dry.

Saturday will be a milder day along with mostly sunny skies.

A more significant low pressure will give us rain on Sunday, possibly starting off as a wintry mix well inland.

Dry weather for early next week, temperatures on Monday will be above normal but then cool to near normal temperatures on Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 6 – Mostly sunny breezy and quite cold, high only in the upper 20s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid teens.

THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Partly sunny, high in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – MAR 8 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – MAR 9 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 10 – Rain, mainly between 9 a.m until 9 p.m., high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 11 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

TUESDAY – MAR 12 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 2-4 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Saturday; small craft advisories likely for Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are quite cold with readings ranging from the mid teens in Clifton down to 5 degrees further inland, winds are mainly calm.

Arctic high pressure will build into our area today giving us a mostly sunny day with high temperatures only reaching the freezing point.

Wednesday will be even colder with highs only in the 20s and the winds will be stronger bringing wind chills down to the single digits.

Another very cold day on Thursday with a chance of flurries, winds will be lighter.

Not as cold on Friday and a weak disturbance will give us a low chance of light snow Friday night.

Milder weather on Saturday and we should remain dry but low pressure will give us a good chance of rain on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 5 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid teens.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 6 – Increasing cloudiness, breezy and very cold, high only in the upper 20s. Chance of flurries at night.

THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of flurries, high near 30.

FRIDAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s, chance of light snow at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 9 – Mostly sunny and not as cold, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 11 – Partly sunny and mild, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West wind to 11 knots seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective from 6 p.m. this evening until 4 a.m. Thursday morning; no advisories expected Thursday through the day on Saturday; possible small craft advisories Saturday night into Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from the low 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are light. 7.5 inches of snow fell overnight.

The low pressure that gave us the heaviest snowfall of the season is moving offshore as high pressure builds into the area. We will see sunshine by later this morning and high temperatures will reach to near 40 degrees that will help melt some of the snow.

Unseasonably cold but dry weather Tuesday through Thursday as Arctic high pressure moves into our area. Wednesday will be the coldest day with highs only in the 20s and will drop down to around 10 degrees at night.

Not as cold on Friday with only a slight chance of rain or snow.

Milder for the upcoming weekend, Saturday will be dry but there is a chance of rain or snow on Sunday as a low pressure moves toward our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 4 – Becoming mostly sunny, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low around 20.

TUESDAY – MAR 5 – Sunny and cold, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly sunny and quite cold, high in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Partly sunny and cold, high near 30.

FRIDAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – MAR 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 4 a.m. Tuesday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday and Wednesday; possible small craft advisories for Thursday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are on the mild side ranging from the mid 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are light southwesterly.

Low pressure will be moving up the coast and then out to sea south of Long Island tomorrow morning. Precipitation will start off as light rain mainly after 4 p.m. but change to snow by early this evening and continue heavy at times before ending by 4 a.m. tomorrow morning, snow accumulations of 4-8 inches are likely and a winter storm warning is in effect.

We should see clearing skies by Monday afternoon and it will be seasonably cold.

Much below normal temperatures Tuesday through Thursday and we should remain dry except for possibly some snow flurries on Wednesday.

Slightly milder by Friday and another low pressure will give us a chance of rain or snow Friday night into Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 3 – Cloudy with rain likely after 4 p.m., high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Snow, possibly heavy at times ending by 4 a.m. low in the upper 20s.

MONDAY – MAR 4 – Cloudy in the morning then partial clearing, high near 40.

TUESDAY – MAR 5 – Sunny and cold, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly sunny and quite cold, high in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Mostly sunny and cold, high in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s, chance of snow at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high near 40.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest wind to 9 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective from 1 a.m. Monday morning until 1 a.m Tuesday morning; no advisories expected during the day on Tuesday; with small craft conditions expected Tuesday night into Wednesday with gale gusts possible.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Snow is falling moderately early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from around 30 in Clifton down to the mid 20s further inland, winds are light northerly. Snow accumulation since midnight is around 3 inches.

Low pressure will move offshore today and the snow should end by 8-9 a.m. with another inch of snow likely. Some sunshine this afternoon along with highs near 40 will help melt some of the snowfall before our next storm.

Sunday will be cloudy with a chance of light rain in the afternoon changing to snow at night as a stronger low pressure moves off the coast. A winter storm watch is in effect for possible accumulations of 4-8 inches. the snow should end by daybreak on Monday.

Cold Arctic air will be with us from Monday night through at least Thursday with temperatures well below normal for early March, we should stay dry except for a chance of flurries on Wednesday.

Another low pressure system will give us a chance of rain or snow on Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 2 – Snow ending by 9 a.m., mostly cloudy with a high near 40, total accumulation 3-4 inches.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low around 30.

SUNDAY – MAR 3 – Partly sunny in the morning then a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the low 40s. Snow at night possibly heavy at times, accumulations of 4-8 inches likely.

MONDAY – MAR 4 – Snow ending around daybreak, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, high in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 5 – Sunny and cold, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 6 – Partly sunny and cold, high only in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Sunny and cold, high in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny in the morning then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the afternoon, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots this morning diminishing this afternoon, seas 5-8 feet.

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

FEBRUARY 2019 CLIFTON CLIMATE SUMMARY:

Average temperature was 34.3 degrees which was 1.5 degrees above normal; Highest temperature was 67 degrees set on the 5th, lowest temperature was 6 degrees on the 1st. Precipitation totaled 3.01 inches which is near normal. Snowfall was below normal with only 4.6 inches accumulating.

METEOROLOGICAL WINTER – DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY

Temperatures were slightly above normal. Precipitation totaled 14.79 inches which was above normal. Snowfall was well below normal with 8.5 inches accumulating. Looks like we will pass that snowfall amount in the first 3 days of March.

Despite the snowy weather try to have a nice weekend!