Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and it is quite chilly with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 12 in Clifton down to 4 at High Point. Winds are a little brisk out of the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2006 RECORD LOW: -8 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 18 PRECIPITATION: .30″ SNOWFALL: 0.8″

January 21st marks the middle point of the winter as today has the lowest average temperature of the year. We will again be very cold today as Arctic high pressure builds over the area. Skies will be partly sunny with highs only in the 20s and with gusts to 20 mph will make it feel even colder.

The weekend will start off very cold as lows tomorrow morning will fall to the single digits but with sunshine during the day and high temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher than today with less wind. Sunday will again be dry with again slightly milder temperatures but still remain below normal.

Another cold day on Monday despite plenty of sunshine with highs staying below freezing.

Tuesday will be the mildest day of this upcoming week with highs near 40 but a cold front may cause some snow or rain showers in the afternoon and night.

Following the cold front, Arctic air will again move into the area and it will be very cold Wednesday through Friday, but we should stay dry.

There are indications at this time that February will average above normal as most of the colder weather will stay across the western part of the country.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 20s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and very cold, low near 8.

SATURDAY – JAN 22 – Sunny, high in the upper 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

TUESDAY – JAN 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain showers in the afternoon and night, high near 40.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly sunny, high near 30.

THURSDAY – JAN 27 – Sunny, high in the upper 20s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Saturday evening for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay warm and safe!

Good morning everyone!

Today is the 10th anniversary of the start of my blog!

Light rain is falling over the Clifton area and is starting to change to snow over northwest sections of the state. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 38 in Clifton down to 31 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 2006 RECORD LOW: -5 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A cold front will cross the area shortly and the rain that is falling will mix and change to snow before sunrise and accumulate 1-2 inches before ending around noon! High temperatures in the 30s this morning will fall to the 20s by sunset on a northerly flow. Clearing this evening but it will be colder with lows falling to near 10 degrees by tomorrow morning.

Arctic air will be with us through the weekend. Friday and Saturday will be the coldest days and slightly milder on Sunday. A storm developing off the North Carolina coast will stay well offshore as it moves up the coast so we will remain dry.

Mainly dry and cold much of next week with only a low chance of snow showers Tuesday night.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 20 – Rain changing to snow around sunrise and accumulating 1-2 inches before ending around noon, temperatures in the upper 30s early this morning will fall to the 20s by sunset.

TONIGHT – Clearing, breezy and much colder, low near 10.

FRIDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny and very cold, high only in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – JAN 22 – Sunny, high in the upper 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 25 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the upper 30s, chance of snow showers at night.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly sunny, high near 30.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Friday evening for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected to continue during the day on Saturday; no advisories expected Saturday night through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 24 in Clifton down to 12 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 54 – 1996 RECORD LOW: -8 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A brisk southwesterly flow will bring milder air into the area today with high temperatures reaching the mid 40s. Skies will be partly sunny.

A cold front will cross the area over night with light rain changing to light snow tomorrow morning, 1-3 inches of snow possible. Clearing Thursday afternoon but it will be breezy and colder.

Cold weather will persist Friday through early next week. The potential storm that we have been tracking now looks to be well south and east of our area with only a low chance of some flurries or light snow Saturday morning.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 19 – Partly sunny, breezy and milder, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain mixing with and changing to light snow after midnight, low near 30.

THURSDAY – JAN 20 – Snow in the morning accumulations of 1-3 inches followed by clearing and colder in the afternoon, temperatures falling to the upper 20s by sunset.

FRIDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny and quite cold, high in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – JAN 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of light snow, high in the upper 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny, high near 30.

TUESDAY – JAN 25 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories likely Thursday through Saturday; no advisories expected on Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 20 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the west-northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1990 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1982

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: 1.18″ SNOW: TRACE

The low pressure that gave us the stormy weather yesterday has moved north of Maine and high pressure is building from the southeast states. A brisk northwest flow of seasonably cold air will be with us today along with mostly sunny skies.

Wednesday will be milder but there will be lots of clouds around as a cold front approaches from the west. Some light rain at night will change to light snow Thursday morning which may cause a coating of snow.

Much colder air will filter into our area on Thursday with temperatures falling into the 20s by sunset along with brisk winds.

Very cold weather will continue Friday through the weekend and we will be tracking a possible storm that may give us snow Friday night into Saturday. Plenty of time to watch the possible strength and track of the storm but at the present time the GFS model has the storm well offshore while the European model has the storm closes to us which would give our area significant snowfall.

Dry and cold weather is expected Sunday into early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 18 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the low 20s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 19 – Mostly cloudy and milder, high in the mid 40s. Light rain likely at night changing to light snow after midnight.

THURSDAY – JAN 20 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow in the morning, temperatures falling to the upper 20s by sunset.

FRIDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny and very cold, high in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – JAN 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, high in the upper 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 24 – Partly sunny, high near 30.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 10 a.m. this morning for westerly winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 10-13 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

A stormy overnight with winds gusting over 40 mph with heavy rain. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 37 in Clifton down to 28 at High Point where some freezing rain and sleet are occurring. The barometer is quite low with a pressure of 29.17″

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 60 – 1990 RECORD LOW: -4 – 1977

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 33 LOW: 6 PRECIPITATION: .30″ SNOW: 1.0″

The strong storm is moving across Pennsylvania this morning and will move northward into Canada today. The steady and heavy rain will taper off by sunrise and we will have a cloudy day today with a chance of snow showers this afternoon. It will remain rather windy but not as gusty as we had overnight. Temperatures near 40 this morning will fall to around freezing by sunset. Clearing tonight but winds will still gust to over 30 mph.

Sunny weather returns on Tuesday as high pressure builds over the area, temperatures will be chilly and winds will still gust to over 30 mph at times.

Wednesday will be the mildest day of the week as high pressure moves offshore, high temperatures will rise into the 40s. A cold front will cross the area Thursday morning that may cause some rain or snow showers.

Bitter cold weather Friday into the weekend and we will be tracking a potential storm on the weekend. At the present time most computer models have the storm well offshore but that may change.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 17 – Cloudy with rain tapering off early this morning, chance of snow showers this afternoon, winds gusting to 35 mph. Temperatures in the low 40s this morning will drop to the low 30s by sunset.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and windy, gusts to 35 mph, low in the mid 20s.

TUESDAY – JAN 18 – Sunny and breezy with gusts to 30 mph, high in the mid 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 19 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s. Chance of rain and snow showers at night.

THURSDAY – JAN 20 – Becoming partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

FRIDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny and cold, high in the mid 20s.

SATURDAY – JAN 22– Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, high in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 10-15 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected to continue on Tuesday; advisories possible Wednesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are frigid with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 6 in Clifton down to -4 at High Point and Sandyston. Winds are light from the northeast. The 6 degree reading at my station is the lowest since January 31, 2019.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 16TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 57 – 1995 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 20 LOW: 9 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will see an increase in clouds, and as winds become easterly some milder air from the ocean will cause temperatures to rise to above 30 by noon today as the Arctic high pressure moves quickly offshore.

The storm now located over the southeast states will move to our west by Monday morning. Snow and sleet and freezing rain will develop this evening with possible accumulations of around an inch in the Clifton area and up to 3-5 inches across northwestern section of New Jersey. The precipitation will change to rain by midnight and become heavy at times tapering off to possible rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Winds will become strong from the east gusting to 45 mph in the morning. Rainfall amounts of 1-1 1/2 inches are likely.

Sunshine returns on Tuesday but it will be seasonably cold.

Wednesday will be milder but a cold front will cause a chance of rain and snow showers at night

Quite cold weather is expected Friday through the weekend but at this time it should not be as frigid as the past couple of days.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 16 – Increasing cloudiness and not as cold, high in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Snow, sleet and freezing rain this evening changing to rain after midnight and becoming heavy at times along with strong winds gusting to 45 mph. Frozen accumulation around 1 inch. Temperatures in the evening around 30 rising to the 40s by midnight.

M.L.KING DAY – JAN 17 – Rain in the morning tapering off to a chance of rain or snow showers in the afternoon. Morning highs in the 40s will drop to the mid 30s by sunset.

TUESDAY – JAN 18 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 19 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 40s. Chance of rain or snow showers at night.

THURSDAY – JAN 20 – Partly sunny, high in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 20s.

SATURDAY – JAN 22 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 20s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning has been issued valid between 3 p.m. this afternoon through 6 a.m. Tuesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas building to 10-15 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected on Tuesday; possible advisories on Wednesday; no advisories expected on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and it is very cold with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 11 in Clifton down to -1 at High Point. Gusty north-northwest winds are causing wind chills below zero.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 15TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 1995 RECORD LOW: -3 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 20 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Arctic high pressure will give our area a very cold day today, winds will slowly diminish and skies will be mostly sunny.

After a very cold start temperatures will moderate on Sunday along with increasing cloudiness.

Very stormy Sunday night into Monday morning as a strong low pressure moves to our west. Snow will begin Sunday night and may accumulate a few inches before changing to rain as warmer air moves in. Strong gusty easterly winds gusting to 45 mph are likely. The rain will taper off to occasional showers in the afternoon with slowly diminishing winds.

Most of the rest of next week will be dry with near seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 15 – Mostly sunny and very cold, high only in the low 20s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and very cold, low near 8.

SUNDAY – JAN 16 – Increasing cloudiness and not as cold, high in the low 30s. Snow at night accumulating 1-3 inches with slightly higher amounts further inland before changing to rain by midnight, wind gusts to 45 mph possible.

M.L.KING DAY – JAN 17 – Chance of rain in the morning and then a slight chance of rain or snow in the afternoon, slowly diminishing winds, high in the low 40s in the morning dropping to the 30s by sunset.

TUESDAY – JAN 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 19 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 20 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – JAN 21 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 20s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Sunday morning. Freezing spray advisory in effect until noon today.

OUTLOOK – A gale watch has been issued effective Sunday night through Monday night with some storm force winds possible; small craft advisories likely on Tuesday; possible advisories for high seas on Wednesday; advisories probably on Thursday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe.

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Friday morning and it is rather mild with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 38 in Clifton down to 22 at Walpack. Winds are a little gusty out of the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 14TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 2005 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 46 LOW: 29 PRECIPITATION: NONE

We will be between two systems today, first is a strong low pressure well off the coast and an Arctic cold front approaching from the west. We will have some clouds this morning but should see mostly sunny skies this afternoon. The Arctic front will cross the area toward sunset followed by a brisk northerly flow of much colder air. Low temperature Saturday morning will fall to near 10 degrees.

Saturday will be a mostly sunny but very cold day, winds will diminish slightly from today.

The storm that we have been following will develop over the southeast states and move into our area by Sunday night. We should see an increase in clouds during the day Sunday with snow and sleet developing at night and may accumulate 2-4 inches before changing to rain by sunrise. Rain in the morning should taper off to showers in the afternoon.

Dry weather is expected Tuesday through Thursday with near seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 14 – Cloudy early then becoming mostly sunny and windy, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, windy and much colder, low falling to near 10 degrees.

SATURDAY – JAN 15 – Mostly sunny, breezy and very cold, high in the low 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 16 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 30s. Snow and sleet at night changing to rain before dawn. Snow accumulations of 2-4 inches possible.

M.L.KING DAY – JAN 17 – Rain likely before 1 p.m. with a chance of showers in the afternoon, high near 40.

TUESDAY – JAN 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 19 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 20 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 1 a.m. Saturday morning for northerly winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected through Saturday night; no advisories expected through early Sunday afternoon; storm force gusts possible Sunday night; gale force winds expected to continue on Monday; small craft advisories expected on Tuesday; advisories still possible on Wednesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and it is milder than the last few mornings with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 32 in Clifton down to 24 at Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 13TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1981

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 38 LOW: 14 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a partly sunny and seasonably mild day as weak high pressure moves into the area. Temperatures will rise into the low 40s and with light winds it will be a rather comfortable January day.

Friday will be mostly cloudy; it will start off mild but an Arctic cold front will pass through late in the day and along with a storm well offshore will cause a brisk northerly flow of much colder air with low by Saturday morning falling to near 10 degrees.

Saturday will be mostly sunny but frigid with highs only reaching to near 20 degrees.

Not as cold on Sunday along with continued mostly sunny skies during the day with an increase in clouds by Sunday evening.

The storm that we have been following now looks like it will move just to our west on Monday. Snow should begin before dawn and then change to rain before noon. Snowfall may accumulate a few inches before the changeover especially to areas to our north and west.

Dry weather with near seasonable temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 13 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

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

FRIDAY – JAN 14 – Mostly cloudy, high near 40. Becoming much colder and windy at night.

SATURDAY – JAN 15 – Mostly sunny and very cold, high in the low 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 16 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s. Becoming cloudy at night.

M.L.KING DAY – JAN 17 – Snow before dawn changing to rain before noon and ending in the afternoon, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – JAN 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 19 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

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

OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been issued effective between 6 a.m. Friday morning until 4 a.m. Saturday morning; advisories lingering the rest of Saturday; no advisories expected during the day on Sunday; storm force winds possible Sunday night; gales continuing on Monday; small craft advisories still likely for Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and once again it is quite chilly with temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 16 in Clifton down to 9 at Walpack and Sussex. Winds are a little brisk out of the south.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 12TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW 22

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 2020 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1981

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 22 LOW: 13 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The Arctic high pressure that gave us the very cold weather the last couple of days is now moving offshore and a southerly flow of much milder air will move into our area. Daytime highs will be nearly 20 degrees warmer than yesterday, however with winds gusting to 25 mph will make it feel cooler.

Another milder than normal day on Thursday with partly sunny skies, less wind and highs in the 40s.

A cold front will cross the area on Friday as a low pressure develops well offshore. High temperatures in the 30s will drop into the 20s by sunset and possibly to the single digits by Saturday morning.

Very cold especially on Saturday with temperatures similar to yesterday with highs struggling to reach 20 degrees. Not quite as harsh on Sunday but a storm expected to develop will give us a chance of snow Sunday night. At this point most models have the storm move along the coast and some milder air may move in to change the snow to rain on Monday but since it is 5 days away the track and strength of the storm will probably change.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 12 – Sunny and breezy, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – JAN 13 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – JAN 14 – Mostly cloudy early then becoming sunny, highs in the mid 30s dropping to the 20s by sunset.

SATURDAY – JAN 15 – Increasing cloudiness and very cold, high in the low 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 16 – Mostly sunny, high near 30. Chance of snow after 7 p.m.

M.L.KING DAY – JAN 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow changing to rain, high near 40.

TUESDAY – JAN 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for southwest winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Thursday; advisories likely on Friday with some gale gusts possible; advisories possible Saturday and Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!