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!