Good morning!

Skies are clear early on this Halloween morning and temperatures are the coldest since March 16th as the temperature has fallen to 30 in Clifton down to 22 degrees at Walpack. Winds are calm or light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 31ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 58 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 72 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 25 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: .84″ SNOW: TRACE

After a few days of clouds and rain today we feature mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will be chilly with highs only in the 40s, however winds will be light as high pressure will be over our area. Don’t forget to set the clocks back an hour tonight.

Sunday will be milder but a strong cold front approaching will cause showers in the afternoon and evening.

Much colder again and quite windy on Monday with highs only in the 40s. Winds possibly gusting to 40 mph will make it feel even colder. Also there may be some snow flurries in the morning.

The rest of next week should be dry, high temperatures will be below normal on Tuesday, near normal on Wednesday and then above normal the rest of the week into next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 31 – Early frost then sunny and cool, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy, low in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – NOV 1 – Mostly cloudy with showers in the afternoon and evening, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 2 – Mostly sunny and windy, a slight chance of flurries in the morning, high in the mid 40s. Wind gusts to 40 mph possible.

ELECTION DAY – NOV 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 4 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – NOV 5 – Sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – NOV 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect for high seas until 6 p.m. this evening, winds northeast to 15 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale watch has been issued effective between 6 p.m. Sunday evening until 6 p.m. Monday evening; advisories for high seas on Tuesday; no advisories expected for Wednesday.

Happy Halloween and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Another morning with low clouds and rain with some snow across the higher elevations inland. Temperatures range from the low 40s in Clifton down to the middle 30s further inland. Winds are brisk out of the northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 76 – 2016 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 53 LOW: 45 PRECIPITATION: 1.96″

Ex-Hurricane Beta has moved well offshore but another low pressure just offshore will give us rain mainly this morning that will be mixed with snow at the higher elevations across northwestern New Jersey. High temperatures today will stay in the 40s and with brisk northeast winds it will feel rather chilly.

Freeze warnings tonight as we will have clearing skies and light winds, low temperatures will be mainly in the 20s to around 30.

Halloween will be chilly but it will be dry with less wind as high pressure will be over our area.

Milder on Sunday but a cold front will cross the area in the afternoon with a chance of showers.

Chilly again on Monday and it will be quite windy.

Dry weather should persist the rest of the week, temperatures will be below normal on Tuesday, near normal on Wednesday and then above normal Thursday through next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 30 – Rain mainly this morning, breezy and cool with highs only in the mid 40s, wind gusts to 30 mph likely.

TONIGHT: Freeze warning in effect, clearing with diminishing winds, low in the upper 20s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – NOV 1 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 2 – Mostly sunny and windy, high in the mid 40s. Wind gusts to 40 mph possible.

ELECTION DAY – NOV 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 4 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – NOV 5 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 2 p.m. this afternoon for northeast winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Saturday; small craft advisories expected during the day on Sunday; gale warnings likely Sunday night through Monday night; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from the low 50s in Clifton down to the mid 40s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 29TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 72 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 27 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 56 LOW: 48 PRECIPITATION: .15″

NOTE: Today is the 8th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy and the 9th anniversary of the October snowstorm that dumped around 6 inches of snow that caused many power outages due to the snow falling on trees that still had most of their leaves.

Tropical storm Zeta that struck the New Orleans area as a category 2 hurricane is now located over northern Georgia & will move to off the southern New Jersey coast today. Rain from this system will begin this morning and becoming heavy at times this afternoon and evening. Winds will be a little brisk out of the northeast.

A second low pressure will cause showers to continue Friday morning that may mix with snow across the higher elevations of northwest New Jersey before ending around noon. Friday will be a chilly day with highs only in the 40s.

Chilly but dry on Halloween, Saturday morning temperatures may drop into the upper 20s and highs again will only be in the 40s.

A little milder on Sunday but a cold front will cross the area in the afternoon or evening giving us a chance of showers.

Mainly dry weather much of next week, it will be chilly Monday and Tuesday and then milder the rest of the week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 29 – Rain developing this morning becoming heavy at times this afternoon, high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Rain heavy at times, breezy, low in the upper 30s.

FRIDAY – OCT 30 – Cloudy with rain mainly in the morning, high only in the mid 40s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – NOV 1 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon or evening shower, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

ELECTION DAY – NOV 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 4 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning has been posted effective between 4 p.m. this afternoon until 2 p.m. Friday afternoon for northeast winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday night through Saturday night. Advisories likely Sunday and Monday with some gale gusts possible.

My blog entry for October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy hits our area: As of 8am this morning Hurricane Sandy was about 300 miles south-southeast of our area and has started to turn northwest toward the New Jersey coast, maximum sustained winds are at 85 MPH with higher gusts. Little or no rain has fallen in Northern New Jersey but South Jersey very heavy rain has already occurred with over three inches reported in Cape May. Top winds so far in our area have ranged 30-35 MPH in gusts while the highest gusts in New Jersey was 50 MPH on Long Beach Island. Conditions will worsen this afternoon and especially this evening as gusts up 80 MPH are quite possible here. The rain in our part of the state will not be all that bad compared to Irene with rainfall totals around 3 inches, so inland flooding should not be much of an issue.. Coastal flooding is already occurring along the New Jersey coast and will get much worse especially the northern New Jersey coast and New York Harbor where record levels are likely with devastating results. As I posted yesterday New York subways may be out of service for up to two weeks. Again in our area the story will be the wind with frequent hurricane gusts later today and tonight causing massive power outages. By Tuesday morning after the storm moves onshore winds will slowly diminish but still gusting to 50 MPH, the rain will taper off to showers and continue through the day and night

Happy 38th birthday to my son and my blog administrator Jared!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there is some light rain falling in parts of the area. Temperatures range from near 50 in Clifton down to near 40 inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 61 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

A weak disturbance will be moving through the area this morning giving us a chance of light rain that should end by 10 a.m. and then followed by mostly sunny skies with mild temperatures.

Low pressure will move into our area on Thursday along with some remnents of Hurricane Zeta that will be hitting the Louisiana area again later today. Rain should move into our area Thursday morning and then become heavy at times Thursday afternoon and continue into Friday. Colder air moving in behind the low pressure may cause the rain to mix with snow across higher elevations of northwest New Jersey before ending Friday afternoon.

Halloween will be chilly but dry.

Milder on Sunday but a weak cold front may cause showers in the afternoon and evening.

Chilly and dry weather early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 28 – Cloudy with light rain likely this morning then becoming mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, low in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – OCT 29 – Rain, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy with rain mainly in the morning, chilly with highs only on the mid 40s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Sunny and cool, high in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – NOV 1 – Partly sunny and not as cool with a chance of afternoon and evening light rain, high near 60.

MONDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

ELECTION DAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

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

OUTLOOK – Gale watch has been issued effective between 8 p.m. Thursday evening until 2 p.m. Friday afternoon; advisories likely to continued Friday evening through Saturday for high seas; possible advisories again on Sunday.

My blog entry for October 28, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy approaches our area: One more day to prepare for one of the worst storms to ever hit this area! This morning Sandy was located about 250 miles to the South-southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina moving northward. During the day today the winds will pick up from the northeast but there will be little of no rainfall, gusts can reach 35 MPH by this evening. Heavy rain and with strong damaging winds will begin by mid-morning on Monday, gusts to 55 MPH. Monday night will be the worst part of the storm with gusts possibly as high as 80 MPH with very heavy rain. Sandy is expected to come ashore near Sandy Hook around 10PM Monday night, damaging winds and very heavy rain will persist into Tuesday morning before slowly diminishing on Tuesday afternoon. Please take this storm very seriously, power may be out for several days, coastal flooding is even a bigger concern as the storm surge along the coast will be nearly 8 feet, this kind of surge will devastate our coastal areas, New York City subways may be shut down for one to two weeks. I would just add if people are told to evacuate along our coast as well as coastal areas of New York City should leave, this is much more serious than Irene was last year.. Rainfall of 2-6″ is expected, and with the area having a rather dry summer inland flooding should not be as bad as with Irene. Rain and winds will taper off Tuesday evening with wind gusts down to 40 MPH. Wednesday will be breezy with rain showers and cooler temperatures. Cool and dry the end of next week..

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy and again there is some fog in some parts of the area, temperatures range from the mid 50s in Clifton down to the mid 40s further inland, winds are calm or light westerly.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 75 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 55 LOW: 45 PRECIPITATION: .11″

A cold front is passing through the area this morning and we will have drier air moving in today with near seasonable temperatures. Skies will continue to be mostly cloudy.

A weak disturbance will give us a slight chance of a shower Wednesday morning but most areas will remain dry. Skies will start off cloudy but become mostly sunny in the afternoon with again near seasonable temperatures.

The remains of Hurricane Zeta along with a larger low pressure will cause rain mainly from Thursday afternoon through the day on Friday. Rainfall amounts of near 2 – 2.50″ are expected. Cooler air moving in on Friday may cause the rain to mix or change to snow across the higher terrain of northwest New Jersey before ending Friday evening.

The coolest air of the season is likely on Halloween, early morning lows may drop into the upper 20s with daytime highs only in the 40s, however it will be dry.

A weak cold front may touch off a shower Sunday afternoon and evening followed by dry and cool weather for Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 27 – Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, low in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high near 60.

THURSDAY – OCT 29 – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning then rain likely in the afternoon and night heavy at times, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – OCT 30 – Rain, high in the upper 40s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – NOV 1 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through the day on Thursday; advisories likely Thursday night through Friday night with some gale gusts possible; advisories expected to continue for high seas on Saturday.

My forecast blog from October 27, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy approaches our area: This weekend is the time to prepare for possibly one of the worst storms in our lifetime. Today we may see a break of sunshine with mild temperatures, clouds will increase tonight along with a chance of light showers that will extend into Sunday. Winds and rain will gradually increase Sunday night. At 5am Sandy was downgraded to a tropical storm but don’t let that fool you this tropical storm combining with strong cold front approaching from the west will give us a extremely intense storm as it comes onshore, landfall right now is forecast to be on the New Jersey coast early on Tuesday morning. The strongest winds and heaviest rain will be from Monday morning till Tuesday midday. Hurricane force wind gust to 80 mph will be common over a large area causing widespread power outages . Torrential rains of up to 8 inches are possible, there is a chance that inland flooding will not be as severe as during Hurricane Irene due to the rather dry summer that we have had. Rain and wind will slowly diminish later on Tuesday. Still a chance of showers on Wednesday with some gusty winds but well below damaging levels. The rest of the week will be dry and cool.. This weekend is time to prepare for this unprecedented storm..

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!