Good morning and Happy Winter!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from the mid 30s in Clifton down to near 30 further inland, winds are mainly calm. Some inland areas may have some fog with black ice on the roads and sidewalks.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2013 RECORD LOW: 5 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 36 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: .01″ SNOW: TRACE

Today will be a mainly cloudy day with light winds with seasonable temperatures with highs near 40.

Tonight a weak disturbance will give us a chance of snow showers late tonight into early Tuesday morning, no accumulation is expected here but a dusting is possible across the higher terrain to our north and west.

Dry weather with temperature near seasonable levels the rest of Tuesday into Wednesday as high pressure builds into our area.

A strong cold front will approach the area on Thursday with a southerly flow of mild air moving into our area. Rain ahead of the front will be heavy at times with 1-2 inches possible. Along with the rain winds may gust to 40 mph.

The front will cross the area sometime on Christmas Day bringing in colder air along with a chance of snow showers.

The weekend looks to be dry with temperatures below normal on Saturday and near normal on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 21 – Mostly cloudy, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of snow showers after 9 p.m., low in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 22 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 24 – Cloudy with showers likely by the afternoon becoming heavy at times in the evening, windy, high in the mid 50s.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers turning to snow showers in the afternoon, high near 40.

SATURDAY – DEC 26 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 27 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest wind to 10 knots seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 1 a.m. Tuesday morning until 1 a.m. Wednesday morning; no advisories expected for Wednesday; advisories expected on Thursday with gales possible; advisories expected to continue on Christmas Day.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are around 10 degrees milder than yesterday at this time with readings ranging from the upper 20s in Clifton down to the upper teens further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 58 – 2002 RECORD LOW: 7 – 2004

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 32 LOW: 15 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a cloudy day and a weak disturbance is expected to give us a chance of snow showers mainly around noon till early afternoon. It will be a little milder today with highs in the upper 30s. A dusting of snow is possible mainly across the higher elevations to our north and west.

Monday will a partly sunny day with near seasonable temperatures. Another weak disturbance may give us a chance again of snow showers mainly after midnight. Winter begins at 5:02 a.m. Monday morning.

Tuesday and Wednesday look to be dry with seasonable temperatures continuing.

A strong cold front will cross the area sometime on Christmas Day, ahead of the front a strong southerly flow of mild air will develop and heavy rain is possible during Christmas Eve night.

After the front passes much colder air will move into the area sometime on Christmas Day with rain possible changing to snow before ending.

Mainly dry and cold weather for next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 20 – Cloudy with a chance of snow showers mainly around noon till early afternoon, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, low around 30.

MONDAY – DEC 21 – Partly sunny, high near 40, chance of snow showers late at night.

TUESDAY – DEC 22 – Cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 23 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 24 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon and night becoming windy, high in the mid 50s.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Chance of snow showers in the morning then becoming partly sunny breezy and colder, highs in the low 40s in the morning with temperatures falling to the 30s by the afternoon.

SATURDAY – DEC 26 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Monday; possible advisories on Tuesday; no advisories expected on Wednesday; advisories likely with a chance of gale gusts on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures are the lowest of the season so far with readings ranging from 17 in Clifton down to -2 degrees at Walpack, winds are from the north around 10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 25

RECORD HIGH: 55 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 8 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 33 LOW: 19 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Strong high pressure will be over our area today and then move offshore by tonight. We should have mostly sunny skies in the morning but we should see some increasing high clouds this afternoon. Temperatures will be similar than the last couple of days but with much less wind.

A weak disturbance will give us a chance of some light snow showers Sunday afternoon.

High pressure will dominate our weather Monday through Wednesday with dry conditions and near seasonable temperatres.

A rather strong cold front approach our area on Christmas Even giving us mild and windy conditions with a good chance of showers followed by much colder air on Christmas Day along with a chance of snow showers.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 19 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 30s.

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

SUNDAY – DEC 20 – Cloudy with a chance of snow showers mainly in the afternoon, high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 21 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

TUESDAY – DEC 22 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 23 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 24 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, becoming windy, high near 50.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Partly sunny and colder with a chance of snow showers, breezy, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through early Tuesday morning; possible small craft advisors Tuesday afternoon and evening; no advisories expected for Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe and heathy!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from the low 20s in Clifton down to a chilly 10 degrees further inland, winds are light from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 25

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 32 LOW: 22 PRECIPITATION: .35″ SNOWFALL 3.8″ TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION: 7.8″

High pressure from the west will give us mostly sunny skies today with cold temperatures with highs again only near freezing, winds will be light.

Another sunny and cold day on Saturday early morning lows will be in the mid teens and only rise to the low 30s during the day.

Not as cold on Sunday despite mostly cloudy skies.

Dry weather is expected Monday through Wednesday with temperatures at or slightly above normal.

A strong cold front is expected to give us rain on Christmas Eve that may end as snow Christmas morning as much colder air moves into our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and cold, low in the mid teens.

SATURDAY – DEC 19 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 20 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 21 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 23 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 24 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, milder, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northerly winds gusting to 20 knots, seas 5-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Saturday through Monday; advisories possible on Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Light snow is falling across the area early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from the low 20s in Clifton down to the upper teens further inland, winds are gusty out of the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2000 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 27 LOW: 22 PRECIPITATION: .40″ SNOWFALL 5.0″

The coastal storm that has given us the snow and strong winds is now moving off the New Jersey coast, light snow will continue to mid morning. Snowfall has been less then what we forecasted with 6-8 inches accumulation but areas across upstate New York in the Binghamton area has received over two feet. We should accumulate another inch or so of snow before ending. High temperatures will struggle to reach over the freezing mark. Winds gusting to 30 mph this morning will diminish by late this afternoon.

Much quieter weather Friday through at least the middle of next week with only a slight chance of snow showers Saturday night into Sunday morning. Temperatures will be below normal Friday and Saturday and then rise to near or slight above normal Sunday through Wednesday.

Looking further ahead a storm may give us rain on Christmas Eve along with mild temperatures followed by clearing and much colder and windy weather on Christmas Day.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 17 – Cloudy with light snow ending this morning total snow accumulations 7-9 inches, becoming partly sunny by this afternoon, windy in the morning with gusts to 30 mph diminishing in the afternoon, high in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the upper teens.

FRIDAY – DEC 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 19 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 20 – Mostly cloudy, high near 40.

MONDAY – DEC 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 22 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 1 p.m. for northerly winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 10-15 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected during the day on Friday for high seas, no advisories expected Friday night through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!