Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures once again are unseasonably mild with readings mainly in the low to mid 60s across the area along with high humidity. At the present time there are only some scattered showers in the area.

Heavy rain is likely to develop around 7-8 a.m. and continue till around noontime, flash flooding is possible and a flash flood watch is in effect for this morning, around an additional inch of rain is likely. This afternoon the steady rain will end but there will still be a chance of scattered showers. Temperatures will be steady in the 60s and possibly into the 70s if we get any breaks of sun.

Mainly mostly cloudy on Easter as an upper level low moves into the area, again there will be a chance of a scattered shower, temperatures will be seasonably mild.

A little better chance of showers on Monday as the upper level low moves offshore.

Tuesday looks to be a dry and warm day with plenty of sunshine.

Unsettled weather the rest of the week, temperatures will be near seasonable levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 20 – Cloudy with showers this morning, heavy at times, chance of a shower this afternoon, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower, low in the low 50s.

EASTER SUNDAY – APR 21 – Mostly cloudy in the morning, partly sunny in the afternoon with a chance of a shower, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – APR 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – APR 23 – Mostly sunny and warm, high in the mid 70s, chance of showers at night.

WEDNESDAY – APR 24 – Partly sunny with a chance of morning showers, high in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – APR 25 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – APR 26 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Sunday morning for southerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected for high seas Sunday and Monday; no advisories expected Tuesday and Wednesday.

Have an enjoyable holiday weekend!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are unseasonably mild with readings ranging from the low 60s in Clifton down to the upper 40s in some inland spots, winds are light southerly.

Today will be a warm day with a mix of sun and clouds, a slow moving cold front will approach our area from the west which may cause some showers this afternoon.

Most of the heavy rain will fall tonight into Saturday morning with a chance of thunderstorms, rainfall amounts will be around 1 inch with higher amounts possible, a flash flood watch is in effect. Lingering showers are likely in the afternoon.

Easter Sunday looks to be seasonably mild but an upper level low may give us a shower but the chance is low.

Still a chance of a shower on Monday.

Tuesday will be warm but a cold front will possibly cause showers in the afternoon and evening.

Cooler Wednesday and Thursday with a chance of showers again on Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 19 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers likely, showers and a chance of thunderstorms after midnight, low in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – APR 20 – Showers in the morning with showers likely in the afternoon, high in the mid 60s.

EASTER SUNDAY – APR 21 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly sunny, chance of a shower, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – APR 22 – Partly sunny in the morning then mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower, high near 70.

TUESDAY – APR 23 – Mostly sunny, chance of an afternoon shower, high in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – APR 24 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – APR 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Saturday evening for southerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 6-11 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely for high seas on Sunday; no advisories expected Monday and Tuesday.

Happy Passover!

Good morning!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there are some sprinkles or light rain falling across parts of northwest New Jersey. Temperatures are mild ranging from the low 50s in Clifton down to the middle 40s further inland, winds are light southeast.

A warm front will be approaching the area today, ahead of this front will have considerable cloudiness with a chance of light rain or drizzle, temperatures will be mainly in the low to mid 60s.

The warm front will cross the area tonight and a southerly flow of warmer air will move into the area, overnight lows will only fall to the mid-upper 50s.

Warmer and more humid on Friday, there will be a chance of showers during the day but most of the heavy rain will fall at night.

The front will slowly move through on Saturday with rain possibly heavy at times in the morning, tapering off to scattered showers in the afternoon.

There will still be a chance of showers on Easter Sunday as an upper level low moves through our area although most of the day will stay dry.

Dry and mild weather is expected on Monday as high pressure builds to our north.

A chance of light showers Tuesday night into Wednesday as a weak cold front moves through our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 18 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the mid 60s.

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

FRIDAY – APR 19 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle in the morning then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, high in the low 70s. Showers and thunderstorms with possible heavy rain at night.

SATURDAY – APR 20 – Showers and thunderstorms in the morning with heavy rain possible, showers likely in the afternoon, high in the upper 60s.

EASTER SUNDAY – APR 21 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – APR 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – APR 23 – Partly sunny, high in the low 70s, chance of showers at night.

WEDNESDAY – APR 24 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Friday evening for southerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-9 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected to continue Friday night into Saturday; advisories on Sunday due to high seas; no advisories expected for Monday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there are some light sprinkles falling in parts of the area, temperatures range from the upper 40s in Clifton down to the low 40s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

High pressure building down from the Great Lakes will give us a mostly sunny day today, tempertures will be a little lower than on Tuesday but there will be much less wind.

A warm front will be approaching the area on Thursday possibly giving us some light rain or drizzle along with cool temperatures.

The warm front will move to our north Thursday night and Friday will be warmer but there will be a chance of showers during the morning. Moderate to heavy rain will be likely late Friday into early Saturday as a cold front approaches our area.

Most of the rest of the weekend will be dry but an upper level low may cause some showers both Saturday and again on Easter.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

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

THURSDAY – APR 18 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high near 60.

FRIDAY – APR 19 – Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning then showers likely in the afternoon and night, high in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – APR 20 – Cloudy with showers in the morning with still a chance of a shower in the afternoon, high in the upper 60s.

EASTER SUNDAY – APR 21 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – APR 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – APR 23 – Partly sunny, high in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast wind to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; advisories possible Thursday night; advisories expected Friday into Saturday with possible gales on Friday; advisories still possible for high seas Saturday night into Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are much cooler than this time yesterday with readings ranging from the low 40s in Clifton down to the middle 30s further inland, winds are from the west-northwest around 10 mph. Yesterday we received 1.04″ of rain.

High pressure building in from West Virginia will give us a mostly sunny day, it still will be breezy but not as windy as yesterday, high temperatures will rise into the 60s.

A backdoor cold front will cross the area tonight possibly accompanied by a light shower.

Another mostly sunny day is expected on Wednesday with seasonably mild temperatures, however a warm front will be slowly approaching from the south that will give us a chance of light rain or drizzle Wednesday night into Thursday.

The warm front will move to our north on Friday which will bring warmer and more humid air into our area, showers and some thunderstorms are likely especially from Friday night into Saturday, some of the rain may be heavy at times.

Still a chance of a shower on Easter Sunday as an upper level low will be over the area.

Dry weather with mild temperatures are expected for early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 16 – Sunny and breezy, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, low in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – APR 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s, chance of light rain at night.

THURSDAY – APR 18 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, high near 60.

FRIDAY – APR 19 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, high near 70.

SATURDAY – APR 20 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 60s.

EASTER SUNDAY – APR 21 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – APR 22 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: A Small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 6-9 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through the day on Thursday; possible small craft advisories Thursday night advisories probable Friday and Saturday with some gale gusts possible on Friday

Happy Birthday to my #1 daughter Jessica!