Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from the mid 30s in Clifton down to the low 20s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 7 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 53 LOW 36 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Low pressure will develop too far to our east to cause any significant precipitation in our area but some light rain is likely this afternoon into this evening, rainfall amounts should be less than 1/4″.

As the offshore storm intensifies it will cause a brisk wind on Saturday but we will have sunny skies, temperatures will be near normal.

Dry and much milder Sunday and Monday with plenty of sunshine both days.

Above normal temperatures will continue most of next week and a couple of weak fronts will give us a chance of rain mainly Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening and again on Wednesday night.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 6 – Becoming cloudy with light rain likely mainly after 1 p.m., high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of light rain mainly before 10 p.m. low in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – MAR 7 – Gradual clearing and breezy, high in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 8 – Sunny and milder, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – MAR 9 – Mostly sunny and quite mild, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – MAR 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain mainly in the afternoon and night, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 11 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 50s, chance of rain at night.

THURSDAY – MAR 12 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds gusting to 20 knots, seas 2 feet. A gale warning has been posted effective between 6 p.m. this evening until 6 a.m Saturday morning.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories likely during the day on Saturday; advisories possibly continuing for high seas Saturday night through the day on Sunday; no advisories expected Sunday night through Tuesday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from the upper 30s in Clifton down to around 30 further inland, winds are a little gusty out of the northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 74 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 11 – 2017

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 56 LOW: 42 PRECIPITATION: .01″

High pressure building into our area will give us a sunny day today with mild temperatures and less wind than yesterday. We should see an increase in high clouds by evening.

A low pressure system will likely give our area some light rain Friday afternoon that may mix or change to snow before ending early Saturday morning, little or no accumulation is expected.

Saturday will be a sunny, breezy and cool day as high pressure builds into our area.

Milder and dry on Sunday as the high pressure moves off the coast.

Dry weather will continue on Monday and it will be quite mild with highs well up into the 60s.

A weak frontal system may give us some rain Tuesday into Wednesday, temperatures will be slightly cooler but still remain well above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 5 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

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

FRIDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly cloudy with light rain likely mainly after 1 p.m., high in the upper 50s. Light rain possibly changing to snow before ending early Saturday morning.

SATURDAY – MAR 7 – Sunny and breezy, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 8 – Sunny and milder, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – MAR 9 – Sunny and quite mild, high in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – MAR 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest winds to 15 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely Friday and Saturday; no advisories expected Sunday and Monday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures continue to be mild with readings ranging from the low 40s in Clifton down to the upper 30s further inland, winds are gusty from the west.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 73 – 1974 RECORD LOW: 7 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 58 LOW: 47 PRECIPITATION: .38″

The cold front that caused the rain last night has moved to our east and a high pressure will build into our area today. We should see mostly sunny skies and it will continue to be mild but there will be a gusty wind from the west. A weak cold front will cause mostly cloudy skies tonight with a low chance of a light shower around midnight.

Sunshine again on Thursday and it will be just a little cooler with less wind than today.

The low pressure that we have been tracking for Friday will be well offshore but close enough to give us a chance of showers during the day possibly mixing with snow showers before ending Friday night especially further inland.

This coming weekend will have sunny skies both days, it will be cool and breezy on Saturday but milder with less wind on Sunday.

Quite mild again early next week, Monday will be dry but there will be a chance of showers on Tuesday as a cold front approaches our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 4 – Sunny and breezy, high in the upper 50s, wind gusts to 30 mph likely.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a light shower between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. low in the mid 30s.

THURSDAY – MAR 5 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 40s, chance of mixed snow and rain showers after 9 p.m.

SATURDAY – MAR 7 – Sunny and breezy, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 8 – Sunny and milder, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – MAR 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – MAR 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 60.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected on Thursday; advisories likely for Friday and Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and the overnight light rain has ended, temperatures are quite mild with readings ranging from the upper 40s in Clifton down to the low 40s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 64 – 2002 RECORD LOW: 9 – 2009

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The weak disturbance that caused the light rain overnight has moved offshore and we should have some clearing this morning, but clouds will return this afternoon as a cold front approaches the area. Showers will develop by late this afternoon with showers tonight with even a rumble of thunder possible, highs will again be near 60 degrees.

High pressure will then build into the area on Wednesday giving us mostly sunny skies, it will be breezy and temperatures will only be a little cooler than today.

Sunny weather with seasonably mild temperatures continuing on Thursday.

It still appears that the coastal low will move too far offshore to give our area any significant precipitation on Friday, there will be a chance of rain developing late in the morning possibly changing to a mix of snow before ending by midnight.

Dry weather is anticipated for the weekend, Saturday will be cool but it should be milder on Sunday.

Quite mild again early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 3 – Mostly cloudy with showers mainly after 3 p.m., high near 60.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm, low in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 4 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – MAR 5 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 6 – Cloudy with a chance of rain mainly after 10 a.m. rain may mix with snow before ending by midnight, high in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – MAR 7 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – MAR 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday evening for southwest winds gusting to 25 mph today becoming westerly on Wednesday, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday night through Thursday night; advisories likely Friday and Saturday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

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

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 68 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1980

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 44 LOW: 22 PRECIPITATION: NONE

After having a few days of below normal temperatures, today will be quite mild with highs approaching 60 as high pressure moves offshore and we will have a southwest flow of warmer air. Skies will be mostly sunny this morning but we should see an increase in clouds this afternoon. There will be a chance of some light showers tonight.

Tuesday will be another mild day but a cold front will cross the area Tuesday night with showers likely in the afternoon and at night.

Fair and cooler weather but still with above normal temperatures Wednesday and Thursday.

Watching for a potential coastal storm on Friday into early Saturday, at the present time models indicate that the storm will form too far offshore to give our area to give us any significant precipitation but there will be a chance of rain during the day on Friday possibly changing to snow Friday night.

Clearing, cooler and windy on Saturday.

Mostly sunny and milder again on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny this morning with increasing clouds this afternoon, milder with highs near 60.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers mainly 9 p.m. till 3 a.m., low in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely mainly after 3 p.m., high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – MAR 5 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s. Chance of rain or snow at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 7 – Mostly sunny, windy and cooler, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 8 – Sunny and milder, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between noon today until 4 a.m. Tuesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Tuesday; possible small craft advisories Tuesday night into Wednesday; no advisories expected for Thursday; advisories expected on Friday.

CLIFTON’S SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2020 (Records go back to 1973)

February 2020 was 5.6 degrees above normal averaging 37.8 degrees, this was the 7th warmest February since 1973. Highest temperature 62 degrees on the 24th, lowest temperature 10 recorded on the 15th. Precipitation was around normal with 3.03 inches falling. Snowfall was well below average with only 0.2″ falling with a dusting on the early morning of Super Bowl Sunday.

SUMMARY FOR THE WINTER MONTHS DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY:

Winter’s average temperature was 36.6 which was the 5th warmest winter; precipitation was slightly above normal with 12.76 inches recorded. Snowfall was much below average with 12.8 inches recorded of which 7.4 inches fell on December 1st through the 3rd. Only 3.5 inches fell during January and February.

Have a nice day!