Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and some scattered showers are falling in parts of the area. Temperatures are mild with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 42 in Clifton down to 36 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 11TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 6 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 48 LOW: 36 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A warm front will move north of our area this morning associated with some scattered showers. We should see a break in the rain this afternoon and a strong southerly flow will develop sending temperatures to record levels with highs well up into the 60s. The record high in Clifton was 62 set in 2015, the record for Newark is 65 set in 1971 and the record for Central Park is 64 set way back in 1879. A cold front will pass by our area this evening with showers developing. Winds with the front may gust to 45 mph and a wind advisory is in effect.

Much quieter weather for Sunday with cooler temperatures, winds will be brisk in the morning but diminsh in the afternoon.

Dry and mild weather is still expected next week with most highs in the 50s but be in the 60s on Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy with showers mainly this morning, highs in the mid 60s. Winds will increase and gust to 30 mph in the afternoon.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm this evening and a chance of showers after midnight. Very windy with gusts to 45 mph. A wind advisory is in effect. Low in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny with diminishing winds, high near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – DEC 17 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 4 a.m. Sunday morning for southerly winds gusting to 35 knots becoming northwest and gusting to 40 mph this evening. Seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely Sunday morning; no advisories expected Sunday afternoon through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 37 in Clifton down to 30 at High Point and Vernon. Winds are mainly calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 10TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1982

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Weak high pressure just offshore will give us a milder day today with a light southerly flow. Skies will start off mostly cloudy but become mostly sunny by this afternoon.

A warm front will move to our north Saturday morning associated with some light showers and followed by a strong southerly flow of very mild air, record highs are expected over much of the region. Most of the day will be dry but a cold front will likely give us more showers Saturday evening along with strong northwest winds and cooling temperatures.

Sunday should be a sunny day and it will be cooler, but highs should still be slightly above normal. Winds will be brisk in the morning but lower in the afternoon.

Much of next week will be dry and mild with most highs in the low 50s, Thursday may be our warmest day of next week with a high near 60.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny and not as cool, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers mainly after 3 a.m., low in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy, windy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s, wind gusts to 35 mph possible.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny and cooler with diminishing winds, high near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

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

OUTLOOK: A gale warning has been posted effective between 6 a.m. Saturday morning until 4 a.m. Sunday morning; small craft advisories likely Sunday morning; no advisories expected Sunday afternoon through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 24 at High Point. Winds are light from the northwest. There may be some icy patches in some areas as some of the light precipitation last night froze as temperatures fell below freezing overnight.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE

High pressure will be in control of our weather today and we will start off mostly sunny but as the high moves offshore we should see some increasing cloudiness by this afternoon. Temperatures will be chilly with highs only climbing to around 40 degrees.

A southerly flow will develop on Friday and skies should be partly sunny with high temperatures around 10 degrees warmer than today.

Record high temperatures expected on Saturday as a strong southerly flow develops as a warm front moves to our north and a cold front approaches from the west. Showers are likely.

Sunday will be cooler but still slightly above normal, skies will be sunny with brisk winds in the morning diminishing in the afternoon.

Much if not all of next week should be dry and mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 9 – Increasing cloudiness and cool, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy, windy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORCAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Friday; small craft advisories likely Friday night through the day on Saturday; gale warnings possible for Saturday night; advisories probable on Sunday; no advisories expected on Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning, there may be some scattered flurries falling to our north and west. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 33 in Clifton down to 26 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1980 RECORD LOW: 13 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a cloudy and cool day as a weak low pressure moves to our south and offshore. We should stay dry except for a couple of flurries mainly to our north and west.

Thursday will be dry and continued chilly as weak high pressure moves into the area.

Friday will be mostly cloudy and milder.

A warm front will pass to our north on Saturday and we will have unseasonably mild temperatures with some record highs possible as temperatures rise to well up into the 60s. A cold front will pass through at night with showers likely.

Mostly sunny and cooler on Sunday but high temperatures will still be a couple of degrees above normal.

At this point it looks like next week will be mainly dry and mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy early then clearing, low in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy and milder, high near 50.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 7 p.m. this evening through 7 a.m. Thursday morning; no advisories expected the rest of Thursday through Friday night; advisories possible during the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 34 in Clifton down to 28 at Walpack, winds are from the west around 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 74 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: .14“

Today will be much cooler but we should have partly sunny skies and winds will diminish as high pressure builds into our area, highs will be around 20 degrees cooler than on Monday.

It now appears that the low pressure that was expected to give us some snowfall will be too far to our south and we will only have a low chance of light snow or flurries on Wednesday with most areas staying dry.

High pressure will give us a mostly sunny and chilly day on Thursday.

Unsettled weather with milder temperatures Friday through the weekend and there will be a chance of rain with the best chance being on Saturday. High temperatures on Saturday will again be in the 60s. Somewhat cooler on Sunday but still above normal.

Looking further ahead, no frigid cold air is in sight in fact much of next week high temperatures should be in the 50s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, low in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy with a chance of light snow or flurries, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy, high near 50, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy and mild with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Wednesday; possible small craft advisories Wednesday night; no advisories expected Thursday and Friday; advisories expected on Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and some showers are falling in parts of the area. Temperatures at 5 a.m. are mild with readings ranging from 44 in Clifton down to 40 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 47 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 18 – 2007

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 51 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A warm front is moving to our north this morning accompanied by some showers that will be moving away from the area shortly. We should have a break in the precipitation during much of the day with a strong southerly flow of quite mild air developing. Temperatures will reach the 60s and winds will gust to near 35 mph. The cold front associated with this system will move offshore tonight accompanied by showers this evening and followed by brisk northwest flow of much cooler air.

Tuesday will be a mostly sunny day but it will be chilly with highs mainly in the low 40s.

There is a chance of light snow on Wednesday but some of the computer models have no precipitation in our area. Right now some light snow is possible with maybe just a coating of accumulation.

Mainly unsettled weather late in the week into the weekend but no big storms are expected. Some rain showers are possible Friday morning. Saturday will be similar as today’s weather with a warm front followed by a cold front, highs may reach the 60s. Sunday will be cooler with a chance of snow or rain showers.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 6 – Cloudy with some showers mainly early this morning, becoming windy, high in the low 60s, winds gusting to 35 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers this evening then becoming mostly clear, windy and becoming colder, low in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy with a chance of light snow, high near 40.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny and cool, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers, milder, high in the low 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain showers, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect from noon today until 4 a.m. Tuesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 35 knots becoming northwest tonight at the same speed, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 36 in Clifton down to 26 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 47 AVERAGE LOW: 30

RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989  12.0″ of snow in 2003.

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 52 LOW 31 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will be moving off the coast and we should see a mix of clouds and sun today along with light winds and cool temperates.

Showers are likely on Monday as a warm front will move to our north in the morning and then a cold front will push through in the evening. Skies will be mostly cloudy and temperatures will rise into the 60s. Winds will be gusty out of southwest switching to northwest after the front passes our area. Rainfall amounts will be light mainly less than 1/4″.

High pressure will then move into our area on Tuesday giving us mostly sunny skies but it will be chilly with highs mainly only in the low 40s.

A weak storm system will affect our area on Wednesday which will likely give us some light snow in the morning mixing with and changing to rain in the afternoon. Accumulations look to be minor with only a coating of snow in the Clifton area but a couple of inches are possible to our north and west.

Dry weather along with cool temperatures Thursday and Friday.

A frontal system may give us some precipitation on Saturday but it should fall as rain as high temperatures rise into the 50s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 5 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Becoming cloudy with a chance of showers after 4 a.m., low around 40 in the evening rising to the mid 40s by sunrise.

MONDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly cloudy and breezy with showers likely, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy with light snow likely in the morning mixing with and changing to rain in the afternoon, high near 40.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Mostly cloudy and milder with a chance of rain, high in the mid 50s.

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

OUTLOOK – A gale watch has been posted effective between noon on Monday through 1 a.m. Tuesday morning; no advisories expected Tuesday through the day on Wednesday; advisories possible Wednesday night into early Thursday morning; no advisories expected during the day on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 34 in Clifton down to 27 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 30

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 48 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak disturbance is causing cloudy skies this morning but high pressure building into our area will cause skies to clear and become mostly sunny by later this morning. Temperatures will be seasonably cool with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. Winds will be lighter than yesterday.

Dry weather with seasonably cool temperatures will continue on Sunday.

A frontal system will likely cause showers on Monday along with much milder temperatures. A warm front will move to our north in the early morning followed by a cold front moving through in the evening.

Cooler and dry on Tuesday.

Another storm system will likely give us some precipitation on Wednesday. In our area the precipitation may start off as snow but quickly change to rain, but areas to our north and west may see some accumulating snow.

Dry weather with seasonably cool temperatures Thursday and Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 4 – Cloudy early then becoming mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly cloudy, windy and mild with showers likely, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy with snow likely in the morning changing to rain, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Light and variable winds less than 5 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Sunday; advisories expected on Monday with gale gusts possible; no advisories expected for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 41 in Clifton down to 37 at Vernon and High Point. Winds are brisk out of the west.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 1998 RECORD LOW 8 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 55 LOW 42 PRECIPITATION: .12″

Today will be a mostly sunny day and it will be breezy and cooler with high temperatures near normal mainly in the upper 40s. Winds will diminish by late in the day.

High pressure will be in control of our weather this weekend and we will be dry with temperatures again near seasonable levels.

Monday will be unseasonably mild with highs in the 60s and showers will be likely as the warm front moves to our north early Monday morning followed by a cold front Monday evening.

High pressure on Tuesday will give us dry and cool conditions.

Another frontal system will likely give us rain Wednesday into early Thursday, some of the precipitation may be mixed with snow especially on Wednesday morning.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Increasing clouds, low in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 4 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

SUNDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely mainly after 4 p.m., unseasonably mild with highs in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly cloudy with rain and or snow likely, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for west-northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet diminishing this afternoon.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected tonight through the day on Sunday; advisories likely Sunday night through Monday night with some gale gusts possible; advisories possibly to continue for high seas on Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there is some light rain falling in most of our area. Temperatures are mild with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 45 in Clifton down to 38 at Ramsey and Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 51 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A warm front will pass to our north this morning associated with some light rain that should end around dawn. Skies will remain mostly cloudy but temperatures will rise into the 50s. A cold front will come through the area tonight with only a low chance of a shower.

Friday will be sunny but high temperatures will be around 10 degrees lower than today.

Mainly dry and seasonably cool weather is expected for the weekend.

A storm system will likely give us rain on Monday along with mild temperatures.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny and cooler as high pressure builds into our area.

Another frontal system may give us more rain on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 2 – Light rain ending around dawn then remaining mostly cloudy and mild, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Chance of an evening shower then clearing and cooler, low in the mid 30s.

FRIDAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – DEC 4 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

SUNDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, high near 50. chance of showers at night.

MONDAY – DEC 6 – Cloudy and mild with showers likely, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest winds to 15 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale warning has been posted effective between 6 p.m. this evening until 7a.m. Friday morning; advisories expected to continue through Friday afternoon; no advisories expected Friday night through the day on Sunday; advisories likely Sunday night through Monday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2021.

The month was slightly cooler than normal with an average temperature of 44.8 degrees. The highest temperature was 73 on the 9th, lowest temperature 27 recorded on the 30th. The month was quite dry with only 1.63 inches falling which was the 7th driest since my records began in 1973. Snowfall was a trace.

CLIMATE FOR FALL 2021. Temperatures and precipitation averaged well above normal due to quite warm and wet conditions during September and October.

Have a nice day and stay safe!