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!