Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and there are some snow showers in parts of the area. Temperatures range from the upper 20s in Clifton down to the upper teens further inland, winds are light northerly. A dusting of snow has been reported at Wantage. Note that it is much colder to our north with temperatures as low as 20 degrees below zero in parts of the Adirondack mountains.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 60 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 5 – 1979

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: NONE

NOTE: My records go back to 1973 however on this date in 1934 Central Park had the coldest temperature ever recorded there with a reading a chilly 15 degrees below zero.

Today will be a mostly cloudy day with a chance of some snow flurries, highs will be a couple of degrees higher than yesterday.

A weak front will cause rain Monday into Tuesday possibly mixed with snow at the beginning, higher elevations of northwestern New Jersey may pick up a couple of inches Monday morning.

Dry weather with seasonably mild temperatures are expected during the day on Wednesday but another storm may give us some rain or snow Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Much colder and mainly dry Friday into Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 9: Mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries this morning, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with rain likely after midnight possibly mixed with snow at the start, no accumulation expected, low in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – FEB 10 – Cloudy with rain, high in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – FEB 11 – Rain likely, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 12 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 40s, chance of rain or snow after midnight.

THURSDAY – FEB 13 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the morning, high near 50.

FRIDAY – FEB 14 – Mostly sunny and colder, high in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – FEB 15 – Sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 12 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective between midnight tonight until 6 p.m. Monday evening; no advisories expected during the day on Tuesday; advisories possible Tuesday night; no advisories expected for Wednesday; possible small craft advisories on Thursday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures are colder with readings ranging from the upper 20s in Clifton down to the upper teens further inland, winds are a little gusty out of the west-northwest. Even though it is colder than the last several morning it is still a little above normal.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 5 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 53 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: .25″ SNOWFALL: TRACE

Today’s weather will be much quieter with mostly sunny skies and colder temperatures, winds will still be breezy but not as strong as yesterday. Yesterday we had a record high temperature along with having a barometric pressure of 28.80″ which was the lowest reading since Hurricane Sandy.

After a cool start, Sunday will be partly sunny with temperatures a little higher than today with less wind.

A weak disturbance along a warm front will likely give us some light snow late Sunday night but with milder air moving in it will change the precipitation to rain on Monday.

Tuesday will be mild again with a chance of some light rain.

After a dry day on Wednesday more precipitation is possible Wednesday night into Thursday which again may start off as light snow but change to rain.

Dry weather for Friday with colder temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 8 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the low 40s.

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

SUNDAY – FEB 9 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s, chance of snow changing to rain at night.

MONDAY – FEB 10 – Cloudy with rain likely, high near 50.

TUESDAY – FEB 11 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 12 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – FEB 13 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow changing to rain, high in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – FEB 14 – Mostly sunny and colder, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. for westerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 5-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Sunday; small craft advisories likely for Monday; no advisories expected during the day on Tuesday; advisories possible Tuesday night; no advisories expected on Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Friday morning and there is some rain in parts of the area, temperatures range from the upper 30s in Clifton down to the low 30s further inland, winds are from the northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 52 -2005 RECORD LOW: 1 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 33 PRECIPITATION: .51″

A very intense low pressure will move through the area today causing rain mainly this morning. The storm will produce very low barometric pressure with readings probably falling below 29.00″ which has not happened for a few years. Rain from this system will mainly end by noon, rainfall amounts will be less then what was forecasted a couple of days ago with less than 1/4 of an inch. The main story will be the strong gusty winds that may reach 45 mph or more this afternoon. Temperatures this morning will rise into the 50s before dropping off into the 30s by sunset. Record highs are possible for today as the record is only 52 degrees which is the lowest record high for the year. Clearing with diminishing winds and colder temperatures with lows by Saturday morning falling into the 20s.

Saturday will be a sunny but seasonably cold day with winds further diminishing.

Sunday should be partly sunny with highs a couple of degrees higher than Saturday.

Unsettled weather with again lots of clouds most of next week. There will be a chance of rain Monday and Tuesday possible beginning as snow early Monday. Wednesday should be dry but another chance of rain on Thursday, temperatures will again average above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 7 -Wind advisory is in effect! Rain mainly this morning, mostly cloudy this afternoon, temperatures in the low 50s this morning falling to the upper 30s by sunset. Winds gusting to 45 mph.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy this evening then clear and colder with diminishing winds, low in the mid 20s.

SATURDAY – FEB 8 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

SUNDAY – FEB 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the morning and a chance of rain in the afternoon, high near 50.

TUESDAY – FEB 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 12 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – FEB 13 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A storm warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for westerly winds gusting to 50 knots, seas 6-11 feet.

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

Enjoy the day today but beware of the high winds this afternoon!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there has been a lull in the precipitation that fell overnight, temperatures range from the mid 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 65 – 2008 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1995

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 37 PRECIPITATION: .01″

A low pressure area will cause rain to develop again by this afternoon after a lull in the precipitation this morning, the rain will continue through tonight, high temperatures will be mainly in the 40s.

Periods of rain on Friday mainly in the morning along with continued above normal temperatures but a the low moves away a strong westerly flow of colder and drier air will move into the area, some wind gusts will be over 40 MPH.

Finally some sunshine on Saturday but it will be colder but actually just near normal for this time of year.

Sunday will be mainly dry with seasonably cold temperatures continuing. There is a low chance of some light rain late Sunday night into Monday as a weak disturbance moves through the area. Monday will be milder.

Mostly cloudy and seasonably mild Tuesday and Wednesday with another chance of rain on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 6 – Cloudy with rain developing later this morning, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Rain with nearly steady temperatures in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – FEB 7 – Cloudy with rain mainly in the morning, becoming windy in the afternoon with gusts over 40 mph., high in the low 50s.

SATURDAY – FEB 8 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 9 – Partly sunny, high near 40, chance of rain after midnight.

MONDAY – FEB 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

TUESDAY – FEB 11 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 1 p.m this afternoon through 6 a.m. Friday morning for southerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – Gale warnings have been posted effective between 6 a.m. Friday morning until 1 a.m Saturday morning; no advisories expected later Saturday into Sunday; possible small craft advisories for Monday.

Try to have a nice day despite this gloomy weather!

Good morning!

Skies are again cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and some light showers are falling mainly just to our south, temperatures range from the upper 30s in Clifton down to 30 further inland, winds are from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 2019 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 59 LOW: 40 PRECIPITATION: .02″

Today will be mainly cloudy although there may be some breaks in the clouds later this morning into this afternoon, temperatures will be cooler but stay above normal for early February.

Low pressure will then move into our area tonight with a mix of rain, sleet and some freezing rain developing around midnight, no accumulation is expected in our area but some ice accumulation is possible to our north and west.

All the precipitation will change to plain rain Thursday morning and rain will continue into the afternoon.

After a brief lull in the precipitation Thursday evening another low pressure area will cause heavy rain mainly late Thursday night into Friday morning.

Saturday will have the best chance of dry conditions with mostly sunny skies but it will be colder with temperatures near normal which has not happened much this winter.

There is a low chance of some light snow on Sunday.

Temperatures will again be above normal early next week with a chance of rain on Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 5 – Mostly cloudy and cooler, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain, freezing rain and sleet developing around midnight, low in the mid 30s.

THURSDAY – FEB 6 – Rain, high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – FEB 7 – Rain ending in the afternoon, high near 50 in the morning dropping to the 40s in the afternoon.

SATURDAY – FEB 8 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 9 – Partly sunny with a chance of light snow in the afternoon, high near 40.

MONDAY – FEB 10 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – FEB 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 10 a.m this morning until 7 p.m this evening for northeast winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 5 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible Thursday afternoon; advisories probable Thursday night through Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies have become cloudy early on this Tuesday morning, temperatures are mild with readings ranging from the low 40s in Clifton down to the low 30s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 3 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak disturbance along a front to our south will cause some light showers mainly this morning, the afternoon should be dry and mild but it will remain cloudy. Another disturbance may cause some showers again later tonight.

Cooler but staying mostly cloudy to cloudy again on Wednesday, another disturbance will give us a good chance of sleet Wednesday night changing to rain Thursday morning as warmer air moves in, little or no accumulation expected.

Still another low pressure frontal system will give us more rain late Thursday night into Friday morning.

Cooler but dry weather on Saturday but there will be a chance of rain or snow on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 4 – Cloudy with a chance of rain this morning, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain mainly after 9 p.m., low in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 5 – Mostly cloudy and cooler, high in the low 40s, chance of sleet, freezing rain and rain at night, little or no accumulations expected.

THURSDAY – FEB 6 – Sleet, freezing rain changing to rain later in the morning, high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – FEB 7 – Mostly cloudy with rain mainly in the morning, high near 50.

SATURDAY – FEB 8 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

SUNDAY – FEB 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 10 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds to 9 knots seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible Wednesday and Thursday; advisories expected for Friday and Saturday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from the upper 30s in Clifton down to the low 30s further inland, winds are light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION .11″ SNOWFALL 0.2″

A warm front will move to our north this morning and we should have mostly sunny skies after early morning cloudiness, temperatures will be unseasonably mild with highs in the 50s.

Still mild on Tuesday but with more clouds and a chance of showers as a cold front approaches and moves through at night.

Cooler and mainly dry during the day on Wednesday but a stronger low pressure system will likely give our area snow after midnight that may accumulate 1-3 inches before changing to rain Thursday morning.

Rain will likely continue into Friday with above normal temperatures.

At this point Saturday looks dry but there will be a chance of snow or rain on Sunday, temperatures will be slightly above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

TUESDAY – FEB 4 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 5 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s, snow likely after midnight, possible accumulations of 1-3 inches.

THURSDAY – FEB 6 – Cloudy with a mix of snow, sleet and rain changing to all rain after 10 a.m., high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – FEB 7 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 8 – Mostly sunny, high in th low 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 11 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday; advisories likely on Friday.

Enjoy the mild and sunny weather today!

Good morning and Happy Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and there are some rain and snow showers occurring in parts of the area, temperatures range from the mid 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are mainly calm. There is some patchy fog in some areas.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 56 – 2014 RECORD LOW: 2 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: .01″

A weak disturbance is causing some rain and snow showers early this morning, after the disturbance moves to our east we should see some sunshine this morning but it will become cloudy again later this afternoon and evening giving our area another chance of snow or rain showers this evening, temperatures will continue to be above normal.

Monday and Tuesday will be mild as high pressure builds into our area, high tempertures will be in the 50s. Monday will be sunny but we should have mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday.

A stretch of precipitation is likely Wednesday through Friday which may be mixed with snow late Wednesday night into Thursday morning as some colder air filters into the area. Overall temperatures will continue to be above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 2 – Cloudy early this morning with some rain or snow showers possible then becoming partly sunny later this morning, increasing cloudiness again this afternoon, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers this evening becoming partly cloudy after midnight, low in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – FEB 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 4 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 5 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 40s. Chance of rain or snow at night.

THURSDAY – FEB 6 – Cloudy with rain or snow likely in the morning becoming all rain after 9 a.m., high in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – FEB 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, highs in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 8 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds gusting to 11 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2020.

The month averaged 7.5 degrees above normal making this the 5th warmest January since 1973. The highest temperature was 68 degrees on the 11th, the lowest temperature was 16 degrees on the 21st. This was only the second time in January in the last 47 years that the temperature never dropped below 15 degrees. Precipitation was below normal with 2.85 inches with the highest amount of rain was 1.58″ recorded on the 25th. Snowfall was also well below normal with 3.3″ accumulating.

Have a nice day!

My Super Bowl prediction: Kansas City Chiefs beating the San Francisco 49ers 34-28.

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from the mid 30s in Clifton down to around 30 further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1989 RECORD LOW: 6 – 2019

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 41 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: .02″

A weak low pressure will move well to our south and east today causing cloudy skies with only a slight chance of sprinkles during the day with sprinkles or flurries tonight, temperatures will be in the 40s.

Tomorrow we should have partly sunny skies along with continued above normal temperatures.

Unseasonably mild and dry Monday and Tuesday as weak high pressure builds into our area.

Rain is likely Wednesday through Friday with some heavy rain possible, temperatures will continue to be mild for early February.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 1 – Cloudy with a slight chance of sprinkles, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of sprinkles or flurries, low in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 2 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 4 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

THURSDAY – FEB 6 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, high near 50.

FRIDAY – FEB 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds to 6 knots, seas less than one foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend!