Good morning!

Skies have become cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from the upper 40s in Clifton down to the upper 30s further inland, winds are light northeasterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 49

RECORD HIGH: 90 – 1986 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 64 LOW: 43 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak area of low pressure will be moving offshore south of the area and this will cause cloudy skies with cool temperatures, some light rain is likely this afternoon and evening.

Weak high pressure will then build into our area on Thursday providing mostly sunny conditions with milder temperatures. A cold front should come through our area at night.

Friday will be a cloudy and cool day with some showers as a weak area of low pressure moves to our south, some of these showers may mix with some snow to our north at west Friday night.

Saturday will be windy and unseasonably cool with highs only reaching around 50.

Somewhat milder on Sunday with sunny skies.

Another weak area of low pressure will move into our area on Monday giving our area a chance of showers followed by a dry Tuesday, temperatures will continue to be below normal.

The latest models are indicating a pattern change with warm weather likely after the middle of this month.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 6TH – Cloudy with some light rain likely mainly after 4 p.m., high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with light rain likely mainly before midnight, low near 40.

THURSDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 8 – Increasing cloudiness with showers likely after 2 p.m., high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, windy and unseasonably cool, highs only near 50.

SUNDAY – MAY 10 – Sunny, high near 60.

MONDAY – MAY 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high near 60.

TUESDAY – MAY 12 – Mostly sunny, high near 60.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is posted effective between 4 p.m this afternoon until midnight tonight for northeast winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; possible advisories Thursday night; no advisories expected during the day on Friday; advisories likely Friday night; Gales likely on Saturday; small craft advisories still likely on Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are partly cloudy and temperatures are around 20 degrees cooler than this time yesterday ranging from the low 40s in Clifton down to the low 30s further inland, winds are mainly light out of the northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 49

RECORD HIGH: 90 – 1980 RECORD LOW: 38 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 72 LOW: 50 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak area of high pressure will give us sunny skies today with highs slightly below normal, winds will be a little brisk but not as strong as yesterday.

A weak disturbance will likely give us some showers on Wednesday and with the clouds and precipitation high temperatures will only be in the 50s.

High pressure will then build over the area briefly on Thursday and with partly sunny skies temperatures will be somewhat milder.

A stronger disturbance will likely give us rain Friday afternoon that may mix with snow across higher elevations of the Poconos and extreme northwest New Jersey before ending Friday night.

The weekend will be dry but unseasonably cool along with strong wind gusts.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 5 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 6 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon and night, high in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – MAY 7 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon and night, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, windy and cool, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – MAY 10 – Partly sunny, breezy and cool, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – MAY 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high near 60.

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

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible Wednesday through the day on Thursday; no advisories expected Thursday night through the day on Friday; advisories expected with gale gusts Friday night through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures are quite mild with readings ranging from the low 60s in Clifton down to the low 50s further inland, winds are light from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 91 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 32 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 82 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: .09

After having our warmest temperatures since October 2nd today will be much cooler as a cold front came through the area overnight. High temperatures will not rise much and stay in the 60s. Winds will become gusty out of the north by this afternoon. Skies will be partly sunny.

Tonight will become chilly and by this time tomorrow morning temperatures will be about 25 degrees colder than they are now.

Much of this week will be dry and cool with weak disturbances possibly giving us showers Wednesday night into Thursday and again Friday night into Saturday where some higher elevations across northwest New Jersey may see a mixture of snow.

Unseasonably cool weather will continue the rest of the weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 4 – Partly sunny and becoming breezy, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low around 40.

TUESDAY – MAY 5 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 6 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s, chance of showers at night.

THURSDAY – MAY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny, high near 60, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – MAY 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from noon today until 6 a.m Tuesday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

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

Have a safe and healthy day and may the fourth be with you!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and some rain is falling, temperatures are mild with readings ranging from the mid 50s in Clifton down to near 50 further inland, winds are light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 71 LOW: 49 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A warm front moving through the area this morning is causing the early morning showers but this front will move to our east and we will have some sunshine and warm temperatures with some areas reaching the 80 degree mark. A cold front will cross the area this evening with only some clouds but no rain is expected.

High pressure building into the area will cause cooler temperatures on Monday and it will become breezy.

Cooler than normal weather is expected Tuesday through next weekend with a chance of showers during the day on Thursday and again Friday night, some of the showers Friday night may be mixed with snow across the higher elevations of northwest New Jersey.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 3 – Becoming partly sunny after early morning showers, warm with highs in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 50s.

MONDAY – MAY 4 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – MAY 5 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 6 – Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

THURSDAY – MAY 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny, high near 60, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny and unseasonably cool, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible on Monday; no advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday!

Enjoy the warm day today but stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from near 50 in Clifton down to the low 40s further inland, winds are a bit gusty out of the northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 66 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 37 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 65 LOW: 53 PRECIPITATION: .24″

High pressure build into our area will cause mostly sunny skies most of the day and temperatures will rise into the 70s, we should see some increase of clouds by late in the day and there is a chance of showers late tonight as a weak warm front moves through the area.

Quite warm on Sunday with partly sunny skies, some areas may reach the 80 degree mark. A weak cold front may cause some light showers late Sunday night.

Most of next week will be dry expect for a slight chance of showers on Wednesday, temperatures will be average cooler than normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 2 – Mostly sunny this morning with increasing clouds this afternoon, high in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with light showers likely mainly after 2 a.m., low in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – MAY 3 – Chance of a shower mainly before 8 a.m. then becoming partly sunny, high in the upper 70s, chance of showers at night.

MONDAY – MAY 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – MAY 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 6 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected for Sunday; possible small craft conditions on Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday; possible small craft advisories again on Wednesday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2020!

April’s average temperature was 48.5 degrees which was 2.8 degrees below normal. The highest temperature was 69 on the 7th (this is the first time that the temperature failed to hit 70 in April since my records began. At Central Park it was the first time it did not reach 70 since 1940) The lowest temperature was 31 degrees on the 17th. Precipitation was above normal with 6.26″ accumulating, the highest daily amount was 2.47″ on the 13th. There was a trace of snow on the 22nd.

Enjoy the nice spring weather this weekend but stay safe and healthy!