Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures again are unseasonably mild with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 57 in Clifton down to 44 at Walpack. Winds are light from the west.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 26

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 62 (New Record) LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Another day of record warmth is possible today as we will have sunny skies with high temperatures near 60 degrees. A weak cold front will pass through our area this morning with a secondary cold front passing through tonight which will filter in cooler air.

Low pressure will move just to our south on Saturday and precipitation should begin before sunrise and continue through Saturday night. The precipitation will be in the form of rain in the Clifton area but may mix with sleet and slow across higher elevations of northwestern New Jersey. Rainfall amounts will be around 1/2 inch.

Clearing and seasonably cold on Sunday with skies becoming sunny.

Mainly dry weather most of next week with temperatures near seasonable levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 17 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with rain likely after midnight, low in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 18 – Rain and much cooler, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 19 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 20 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 21 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

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

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds around 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday night with some gale gusts possible; no advisories expected Monday and Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!