Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this last day of 2021 and there is some fog in most of the area with some drizzle. Temperatures continue to be unseasonably warm with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 47 in Clifton down to 44 at Walpack, these readings are nearly 25 degrees above normal. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 31ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 58 – 1992 RECORD LOW: 6 – 2017

YESTERDAY’S HIGH; 47 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: .04″

Today will be a dry day and it will continue to be mild with highs in the 50s. Skies will be mainly cloudy but we may see some breaks in the clouds to give us some partial sunshine this afternoon. The temperature at midnight is expected to be near 48 degrees with cloudy skies.

A frontal system will give us rain on Saturday but temperatures will continue to be unseasonably mild.

A lower chance of showers on Sunday, again it will be unseasonably mild, but a cold front will cross the area in the afternoon. Temperatures in the 50s will fall to near freezing by midnight on Sunday.

Monday will be much colder and breezy with lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s which is near normal, but will feel frigid compared to the very mild air that we have had the last few days.

Mainly dry weather the rest of next week with a slow moderation in temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 31 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight, low in the upper 40s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Rain, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – JAN 2– Cloudy with a chance of mainly afternoon showers, highs in the upper 50s

MONDAY – JAN 3 – Sunny, breezy and much colder, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high near 40.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 5 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Light and variable winds, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through the day on Monday; no advisories expected Monday night through Tuesday.

Have a safe and healthy New Year’s Eve!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 41 in Clifton down to 37 at High Point, Vernon and Walpack. These temperatures are nearly 20 degrees above normal. There is some light rain or drizzle falling in parts of the area. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 2 -1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW 39 PRECIPITATION: .15″

A weak front to our south will continue to give us cloudy skies with only a low chance of some light rain or drizzle but most of the time it will remain dry.

Friday looks to be dry with mild temperatures as a weak high pressure moves into the area. It should remain dry for New Year’s Eve festivities and the midnight temperature should be in the mid 40s.

A strong frontal system will be in our area on the weekend with rain likely from before dawn on New Year’s Day through Sunday night. Temperatures will be unseasonably mild but as the front moves through much colder air will move into our area and the precipitation may change to snow before ending early Monday morning. The GFS computer model is indicating some significant snowfall in our area while most of the other models has the precipitation ending before any accumulation in our area.

Monday will be cold and windy but temperatures will only be a few degrees below normal.

The cold air will be short lived as milder air will be moving in for Tuesday and Wednesday along with dry conditions.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 30 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of light rain in the evening, low in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s. Chance of rain after midnight.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – JAN 2 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the upper 50s. Much colder at night with rain likely possible changing to snow before ending after midnight.

MONDAY – JAN 3 – Sunny, windy and much colder, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 5 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Light and variable winds, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through the day on Saturday; advisories possible Saturday night; advisories likely during the day on Sunday; advisories likely with some gale gusts possible Sunday night into Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 39 in Clifton down to 32 at High Point. Winds are calm or light northeasterly. Some light rain or drizzle is falling over parts of the area.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 29TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 66 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW: 33 PRECIPITATION: .04″

Today will be a cloudy day and there is a low chance of some drizzle during the day as a weak warm front to our south slowly moves northward. Daytime highs will be in the 40s.

Thursday will again be cloudy and continued mild with a chance of light rain.

Friday still looks to be the best day of this week with dry conditions and highs in the 50s.

Significant rain is possible on New Year’s Day as a slow moving front approaches from the west, temperatures despite the rain and clouds should rise well up into the 50s.

The cold front will cross the area Sunday night preceded by some showers mostly in the morning, temperatures again will be mild but become much cooler after the frontal passage.

Dry and colder early next week but temperatures will only drop to near normal for early January.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 29 – Cloudy with a chance of drizzle, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain mainly after midnight, low in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Becoming partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Showers and mild, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – JAN 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly in the morning, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – JAN 3 – Sunny, breezy and much cooler, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high near 40.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Saturday; advisories expected for Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 34 in Clifton down to 31 at High Point and Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 64 – 2008 RECORD LOW: 8 – 2017

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 36 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: .06″ SNOWFALL: TRACE

A weak frontal system will be moving offshore today and we should see some sunshine along with milder temperatures and light winds. Another weak disturbance will likely give us some light rain late tonight into Wednesday morning. During the day on Wednesday it will remain cloudy with slightly cooler temperatures than today.

Still another disturbance will give us a chance of rain Thursday morning.

Friday looks to be the best day of this week with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 50s.

A stronger low pressure system will likely give us rain over the weekend that may change briefly to snow before ending Sunday night. Temperatures will continue to be mild.

Colder early next week but we should remain dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 28 – Becoming partly sunny this morning then increasing clouds this afternoon, high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain likely mainly after 10 p.m., low in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 29 – Cloudy with a chance of rain before 10 a.m., high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Chance of rain in the morning then mostly cloudy in the afternoon, high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Showers, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – JAN 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s. Snow showers possible at night.

MONDAY – JAN 3 – Mostly sunny, windy and colder, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest wind to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 31 in Clifton down to 24 at Pequest and Walpack, winds are light from the northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 1973 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 37 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will start off mostly sunny but we should see an increase in clouds by noon and there is a chance of rain, snow and sleet mainly after 4 p.m. The precipitation will be very light but it may still give some areas a coating especially over areas to our north and west.

Tuesday will start off dry but another weak disturbance will likely give us some rain at night, temperatures will be milder.

Unsettled weather to continue through the rest of the week but it will be mild with chances of mainly light rain Wednesday into Thursday.

A stronger low pressure system will likely give us rain over the weekend with mild temperatures continuing.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 27 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of light rain, snow and sleet, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT– Cloudy with a chance of light rain mixed with sleet, low in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy and milder, high near 50, rain likely at night.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 29 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain mainly after 1 p.m., high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

SUNDAY – JAN 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!