Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Friday morning and there is some light rain falling in parts of the area. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 42 in Clifton down to 39 at Walpack and Pequest. Winds are calm or light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 51 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 66 – 2011 RECORD LOW: 17 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 61 LOW: 33 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

A cold front will cross the area around dawn which will cause occasional showers till around 10 a.m. As colder air moves in some of the showers will change to snow showers across northwestern New Jersey. The front will be followed by clearing but it will become windy and colder with temperatures falling through the 40s and with winds gusting above 30 mph will make it feel colder.

Chilly weather for the weekend! Saturday will be sunny and breezy. A weak disturbance will cause mostly cloudy skies on Sunday, but now there will only be a slight chance of flurries or sprinkles.

Dry and cool weather much of next week with slightly milder temperatures towards the end of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 26 – Cloudy with light rain ending by 10 a.m. then becoming partly sunny and windy in the afternoon with gusts to 35 mph. Temperatures will fall through the 40s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and windy, low in the upper 20s.

SATURDAY – NOV 27 – Sunny and breezy, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – NOV 28 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – NOV 29 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – NOV 30 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 2 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday morning for westerly winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected on Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday; advisories likely on Monday; no advisories expected on Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!