Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and rain is falling in many parts of the area, temperatures are unseasonably mild with readings near 60 in Clifton down to the mid 50s further inland, winds are light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 31ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 58 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 72 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 25 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 56 PRECIPITATION: .07″

A southerly flow ahead of a strong cold front approaching from the west will cause showers today, temperatures will be unseasonably mild with highs reaching the 70s. There may be a break in the rain later this afternoon into this evening but winds will pick up from the south and become gusty. The front will move through around midnight possibly accompanied by heavy rain and strong gusty winds and followed by a westerly flow of much cooler air by Friday morning.

Sunshine returns on Friday but it will be a breezy and cool.

Dry weather is expected for this weekend with temperatures a little below normal.

Mainly dry weather next week, temperatures will be slightly below normal on Monday and slightly above normal Tuesday and Wednesday.

Much cooler weather is expected for the end of next week into next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 31 – Cloudy and unseasonably mild with showers, high in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of evening showers then showers and a chance of thunderstorms around midnight, low in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – NOV 1 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 4 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – NOV 5 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 6 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 9 a.m. this morning until 6 p.m. this evening. A gale warning has been posted effective between 6 p.m. this evening until 10 a.m. Friday morning. Winds southeast gusting to 30 knots today and 40 knots this evening, seas building to 7-11 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft conditions the the day on Friday; no advisories expected Friday night through the day on Saturday; possible small craft advisories Saturday night into the day on Sunday; no advisories expected Sunday night through Monday.

Happy Halloween!

Good morning!

Cloudy skies persist early on this Wednesday morning and there is still some drizzle and fog in parts of the area, temperatures are mild with readings ranging form the mid 50s in Clifton down to the low 50s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 76 – 2016 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: .11″

A weak low pressure offshore will continue to give us cloudy skies today with some drizzle especially this morning, temperatures will be milder with highs about ten degrees higher than yesterday. There will be a chance of a shower this evening but more showers are expected after midnight.

Very mild with showers on Halloween but models have shown that there may be a dry slot ahead of a strong cold front so there is a good chance that there won’t be any rain for the trick or treaters tomorrow evening. Temperatures will be quite mild with highs near 70 degrees very mild conditions persisting into the evening. A strong cold front will come through around midnight with some brief heavy showers and strong gusty winds.

Friday will be breezy and much cooler but with sunshine returning.

At this point the weekend looks to be dry and cool with less wind.

Dry and seasonably cool on Monday followed by milder tempertures on Tuesday along with a chance of a shower.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 30 – Cloudy with a chance of morning drizzle and patchy fog, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Chance of evening shower then showers after midnight, low in the upper 50s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Cloudy with showers, high in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – NOV 1 – Chance of morning showers then becoming sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 4 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – NOV 5 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower, high near 60.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast wind to 8 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective from 9 a.m. Thursday until 6 p.m. Thursday evening; a gale watch has been posted effective form 6 p.m. Thursday evening until 10 a.m. Friday morning; no advisories expected Friday evening through Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and there are some patches of drizzle or mist falling in parts of our area. Temperatures are on the mild side once again with readings ranging from the low 50s in Clifton down to the upper 40s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 29TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 72 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 27 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: NONE

NOTE: Today is the 7th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy and the 8th anniversary of the October snowstorm that dumped around 6 inches of snow that caused many power outages due to the snow falling on trees that still had most of their leaves.

High pressure off the New England coast will give us an onshore flow today which will cause cloudy skies most of the day and night with occasional drizzle or light rain, high temperatures will be near normal.

Clouds and a chance of drizzle again on Wednesday, a more southerly flow will bring milder temperatures into our area.

A frontal system will move into our area on Halloween and move off the coast Friday morning. Rain from this system will be heavy especially on Halloween night into early Friday morning.

Clearing later Friday and it will become cooler.

Dry and cool weather is expected over the weekend into early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 29 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, low in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the upper 60s, showers likely after midnight.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Cloudy with showers, high near 70.

FRIDAY – NOV 1 – Cloudy with showers early then becoming mostly sunny, early highs in the 60s falling to the 50s in the afternoon.

SATURDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 4 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast wind to 12 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected for Wednesday; advisories expected Thursday and Friday; no advisories expected for Saturday or Sunday.

Happy Birthday to my son and my blog’s administrator Jared!

Good morning!

We have mostly cloudy skies early on this Monday morning and it is mild with temperatures ranging from the mid 50s in Clifton down to the upper 40s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 64 LOW: 54 PRECIPITATION 2.40″

Weak high pressure building into the area will give us mostly sunny skies after some early morning cloudiness, temperatures will be mild.

A weak area of low pressure offshore will give us a moist onshore wind on Tuesday which will produce more cloudiness along with some drizzle or light rain that may continue into Wednesday.

A stronger low pressure system will give us rain heavy at times mainly late in the day on Thursday continuing into Friday morning, rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are expected. Temperatures will continue to be on the mild side.

At this time the weekend looks to be dry and much cooler.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 28 – Becoming mostly sunny after early morning cloudiness, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of drizzle after midnight, low around 50.

TUESDAY – OCT 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the upper 60s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Cloudy with showers likely heavy at times, high near 70.

FRIDAY – NOV 1 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly before 9 a.m., high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny and cooler, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 3 – Sunny and cool, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast wind to 11 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday and Wednesday with advisories possible Thursday and Friday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and there is some showers in the area, temperatures are mild ranging from the mid 50s in Clifton down to the middle 40s further inland, winds are from the east.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 75 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 61 LOW: 48 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

Low pressure over the Great Lakes with warm front approaching from the south will give our area rain, the heaviest rain will be falling later this morning into early this afternoon. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are likely. The rain should end by the middle of this afternoon. Temperatures will be mild with some readings possibly reaching the 70 degree mark.

Sunshine returns on Monday giving us a nice fall day with mild temperatures.

A weak onshore flow on Tuesday may give us some drizzle or light rain.

After a dry and mild Wednesday it appears that Halloween will be wet as another frontal system moves into our area. Rain will be most likely Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. Temperatures will continue to be mild.

Dry and cooler weather is expected for next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 27 – Rain today with a chance of thunderstorms early this afternoon, rain ending later this afternoon, high near 70.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy early then becoming mostly clear, low around 50.

MONDAY – OCT 28 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – NOV 1 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny and cooler, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for southeast winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Wednesday; possible small craft advisories for Thursday.

Despite the rainy weather try to have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are mild with readings ranging from the low 50s in Clifton down to around 40 further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 73 – 2010 RECORD LOW 30 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 66 LOW: 46 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak cold front will move to our south today but we should have partly sunny skies, temperatures will be a little cooler than on Friday but still be slightly above normal.

A frontal system along with the remains of Tropical Storm Olga will give us rain heavy at times on Sunday with the heaviest rain falling in the afternoon, temperatures will be mild. Rainfall amount of 1-2 inches are likely.

Weak high pressure will give us a nice day on Monday with plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures.

A weak backdoor cold front in our area may touch off some light rain or drizzle on Tuesday with continued mild temperatures.

A stronger front will give us a chance of showers Thursday and Friday, temperatures will continue to be mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 26 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Becoming cloudy with rain likely after midnight, low around 50.

SUNDAY – OCT 27 – Rain heavy at times, high in the upper 60s, rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches likely.

MONDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 60s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – NOV 1 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast wind to 11 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale warning has been posted effective between 5 a.m and 6 p.m. on Sunday; small craft advisories expected Sunday night; no advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from the upper 40s in Clifton down to the low 30s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 42

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 32 – 2003

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will be moving off the coast today still providing our area with mostly sunny skies and seasonably mild temperatures. Some increase in clouds tonight as a weak cold front crosses our area.

Saturday will be a little cooler, we should have mostly sunny skies in the morning with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon and night as a low pressure in the Gulf states approaches our area.

Sunday will be a rainy day as the low pressure system moves through the area, temperatures will be mild. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are expected.

Monday will be a mostly sunny and mild day as high pressure builds into our area.

Mostly cloudy Tuesday with some drizzle possible as a weak backdoor cold front will be in our area.

Wednesday will continue to be mostly cloudy but we should remain dry.

There is a chance of showers for Halloween.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 25 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

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

SATURDAY – OCT 26 – Mostly sunny in the morning then increasing cloudiness in the afternoon, high in the mid 60s, chance of rain after midnight.

SUNDAY – OCT 27 – Rain, high in the upper 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 60s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 60.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 8 knots, seas 1 foot.

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

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are cooler than this time yesterday ranging from the mid 40s in Clifton down to a chilly 29 at Walpack, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 61 AVERAGE LOW: 42

RECORD HIGH: 79 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 31 – 2003

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 65 LOW: 48 PRECIPITATION: .15″

High pressure over our area will give us a mild day today after a cool start this morning, temperatures should rise well up into the 60s. With light winds it will be a pleasant fall day.

Friday will be sunny and seasonably mild again but a weak cold front will cross the area at night only associated with some cloudiness

Dry and a little cooler on Saturday but as high pressure moves off the coast a low pressure area will approach the area causing skies to become cloudy Saturday night with rain developing after midnight.

Sunday will be a rainy day as the low pressure moves through the area, rainfall may be heavy at times with amounts of 1-2 inches likely.

High pressure will build into the area on Monday giving the area mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures.

A slow moving cold front will give us a chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday.

The coldest air of the season is likely toward the end of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 24 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Clear, low in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – OCT 25 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 26 – Partly sunny, high near 60, rain likely after midnight.

SUNDAY – OCT 27 – Rain, high in the upper 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 29 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 30 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 6 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through the day on Saturday; advisories possible Saturday night through Sunday night.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are partly cloudy, there may be some patches of fog mainly inland. Temperatures are mild with readings ranging from the mid 50s in Clifton down to the upper 40s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 61 AVERAGE LOW: 42

RECORD HIGH: 79 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 61 LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: .78″

The low pressure that gave us the rain is moving offshore and high pressure will be building from the southwest which will give us a mild but breezy day today along with plenty of sunshine.

Mild and dry weather Thursday and Friday again with plenty of sunshine both days. A weak cold front will cross the area Friday night with only some partial clouds.

Most of the day on Saturday will be dry but a low pressure area will be moving in which will likely give us rain Saturday night through Sunday, temperatures will near normal on Saturday and slightly above normal on Sunday.

Mainly dry weather with mild temperatures early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 23 – Sunny and breezy, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Clear, low in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – OCT 24 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – OCT 25 – Sunny, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 26 – Mostly sunny, high near 60., chance of rain in the evening then rain likely after midnight.

SUNDAY – OCT 27 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 29 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. this evening for northwest wind gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through the day on Saturday; possible small craft conditions Saturday night into Sunday.

Enjoy the nice fall weather today!

Good morning!

Skies have become cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are mild with readings ranging from the low 50s in Clifton down to the upper 40s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 22ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 61 AVERAGE LOW: 42

RECORD HIGH: 84 – 1979 RECORD LOW: 30 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 66 LOW: 49 PRECIPITATION: .01″

A frontal system approaching from the west will cause cloudy skies today, there is a chance of light rain or drizzle this afternoon with the steady and heavier rain holding off until tonight, temperatures will be a little above normal.

High pressure building into the area from the southwest will cause fair weather Wednesday through Friday with temperatures continuing to be a little above normal. A weak cold front will come through dry Friday night.

The weekend weather at this point is rather uncertain with some computer models have rain for our area on Saturday while other models are indicating rain on Sunday night, temperatures will be near seasonable levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 22 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle this afternoon, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Rain, mainly between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m., low around 50, total rainfall amounts of 1/2 to 3/4″ expected.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 23 – Sunny, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – OCT 24 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – OCT 25 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 26 – Mostly sunny, high near 60.

SUNDAY – OCT 27 – Partly sunny, high near 60, chance of rain at night.

MONDAY – OCT 28 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 25 mph becoming northwest later tonight, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories still possible during the day on Wednesday; no advisories expected Wednesday night through Saturday.

Have a nice day!