Good morning!

Skies across the area early on this Friday morning are mostly cloudy and temperatures range from near 30 in Clifton down to the low 20s further inland, winds are calm or light westerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 47 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 18 – 2007

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 41 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today high pressure will be moving off the coast as a cold front approaches from the west, skies will be mostly cloudy and temperatures will be somewhat milder today with high tempertures near normal. The front will come through tonight with no precipitation expected.

Our weekend weather will be dry, temperatures will be cold on Saturday but be a little milder on Sunday as high pressure moves off the coast.

Monday and Tuesday will be quite mild but quite wet also with rain showers that will likely be heavy at times.

A cold front will cross the area late Tuesday night, Wednesday through Thursday will be colder and mainly dry except for possible snow flurries Wednesday morning.

No significant snowstorms are indicated on the computer models for at least another two weeks.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 6 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing, low in the upper 20s.

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

SUNDAY – DEC 8 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 9 – Showers and milder, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 10 – Showers likely, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 11 – Partly sunny and colder, high near 40.

THURSDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between noon today until 6 a.m. Saturday morning for southwest winds becoming westerly tonight with gusts to 30 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Saturday and Sunday; small craft advisories likely Monday and Tuesday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy and there are some places some light flurries are falling, temperatures range from the low 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 47 AVERAGE LOW: 30

RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989 12.0″ of snow in 2003.

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 36 LOW 38 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

Weak high pressure moving into our area will give us partly sunny skies today, it will be breezy with temperatures slightly below normal.

A weak cold front on Friday will cause mostly cloudy skies, temperatures will be a couple of degrees milder than today. There is a slight chance of a shower but most places will stay dry.

Cold and dry on Saturday with temperatures moderating somewhat on Sunday after a chilly overnight.

Much milder Monday and Tuesday as high pressure moves offshore and a southerly flow of air develops. Showers are likely both days with highs well up into the 50s.

Much colder and dry on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 5 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low around 30.

FRIDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s.

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

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

MONDAY – DEC 9 – Cloudy and milder with showers likely, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 11 – Partly sunny and colder, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until midnight tonight form northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 1-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft advisories Friday afternoon through Saturday morning; no advisories expected Saturday afternoon through Sunday; advisories possible on Monday and likely on Tuesday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mainly cloudy and there are a few snow flurries falling mainly further inland. Temperatures range from near 30 in Clifton down to the mid 20s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 30

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 34 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: .08″ SNOWFALL: 1.0″

Today will be a mostly cloudy day with temperatures a few degrees higher than yesterday with lighter winds as weak high pressure builds into the area.

Mainly dry weather Thursday through the weekend, there may be a light shower on Friday as a cold front comes through the area. Saturday will be the coldest day with highs only in the 30s, milder on Sunday with highs in the 40s.

Showers are likely Monday and Tuesday along with highs in the 50s both days.

THE FORECAST:

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

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low around 30.

THURSDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 6 – Partly sunny with a slight chance of a shower, high in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – DEC 7 – Sunny and cold, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny and milder, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 9 – Cloudy and mild with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 10 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

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

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 8 p.m. tonight until 7 p.m. Thursday night; no advisories expected during the day on Friday; possible small craft advisories Friday night into Saturday morning; no advisories expected Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning, some light flurries are in parts of the area but they should end shortly. Temperatures range from near 30 in Clifton down to the mid 20s further inland, winds are from the northwest. 6.2 inches of snow fell yesterday and overnight.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 1998 RECORD LOW 8 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 33 LOW 30 PRECIPITATION: .45″ SNOWFALL: 5.2″

The coastal storm that gave us the snow yesterday is moving further off our coast and cloudy skies will give way to mostly sunny conditions, it will be breezy with seasonably cold temperatures.

Mainly dry weather Wednesday through the weekend, a couple of weak fronts may touch off a shower Wednesday night and again on Friday. Temperatures will continue average a bit below normal.

Milder early next week with a better chance of showers.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 3 – Becoming mostly sunny, breezy, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy, low in the upper 20s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 4 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 6 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – DEC 7 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

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

MONDAY – DEC 9 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 10 a.m. this morning for northwest winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 6-9 feet, winds and seas diminishing this afternoon.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected for the day on Wednesday; small craft advisories expected with some gale gusts Wednesday evening through the day on Thursday; no advisories expected Thursday night through early Friday; small craft advisories likely late Friday through Saturday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Light rain is falling across our area early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from the mid 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland with some icing.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 33 LOW: 26 PRECIPITATION: .50″ SNOWFALL: 1.0″

The coastal low is just off the New Jersey coast and is expected to only move slowly offshore, rain from this system will fall early this morning and then mix with snow later this morning and to all snow this afternoon and tonight. Snowfall amounts are extremely uncertain as it depends where the bands of very heavy snow occur. At this time I will predict 4-7 inches of snow in our area. Travel for the evening commute may become very difficult where the heaviest snow falls.

Mainly dry weather Tuesday through the weekend with temperatures mainly below normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 2 – Rain and snow this morning changing to all snow this afternoon, highs in the upper 30s falling to the low 30s by late in the day.

TONIGHT – Snow this evening, low in the low 30s, snowfall amounts of 4-7 inches possible.

TUESDAY – DEC 3 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 4 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

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

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

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday evening form northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday night through the day on Wednesday; small craft advisories possible Wednesday night through Friday.

CLIFTON’S SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2019:

The average temperature was 41.1 degrees which was 3.0 degrees below normal. Highest temperature – 70 – 1st. Lowest temperature – 20 – 13th Precipitation was below normal with 2.59 inches falling. There was no snow accumulation.

Despite the crummy forecast have a nice and safe day!