Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 34 in Clifton down to 22 at Walpack, winds are light from the west.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 26 PRECIPITATION: .10″ ICE: TRACE

After yesterday morning’s freezing rain that caused hundreds of accidents, this morning is much quieter weather-wise with mostly clear skies. A cold front will cross the area this morning and it will come through dry, but temperatures will not rise much from our present temperatures despite plenty of sunshine with highs mainly in the upper 30s. We should see an increase in clouds as the next system approaches from the west.

Snow Friday morning should accumulate 3-5 inches mainly falling from 2-8 a.m. We should see some clearing in the afternoon but it will be breezy and chilly.

Saturday will be a dry but cold day.

Another cold front will cross the area on Sunday preceded by showers that may begin as a mixture of snow in the morning.

Quite chilly but dry Monday through Wednesday with Tuesday being the coldest day with highs only in the 20s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Becoming cloudy with snow beginning around 2 a.m. low in the mid 20s.

FRIDAY – JAN 7 – Snow ending around 8 a.m. then becoming mostly sunny by the afternoon, high in the mid 30s. Total snow accumulation 3-5 inches.

SATURDAY – JAN 8 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – JAN 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the morning then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon, high near 40.

MONDAY – JAN 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 11 – Sunny and quite cold, high only in the mid 20s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 12 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect till noon today for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet. winds and seas diminishing in the afternoon.

OUTLOOK – A gale warning as been posted effective between 6 a.m. Friday morning until 10 p.m. Friday night; possible small craft advisories Saturday morning then below advisories levels Saturday afternoon through Saturday night; advisories probable Sunday and Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies have become overcast early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are around 10 degrees milder than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 28 in Clifton down to 20 at Pequest. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 1993 RECORD LOW: 2 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 17 PRECIPITATION: NONE

An area of light moisture is moving up from the south and it should reach our area by dawn, as temperatures will still be below freezing some of this moisture may fall as light freezing rain, a winter weather advisory is in effect for our region. The precipitation will change to plain rain after 9 a.m. and end by this afternoon. Skies will remain cloudy with high temperatures reaching the 40s.

A weak area of high pressure will give us dry conditions during the day on Thursday along with seasonable cold temperatures.

Low pressure will likely give us snow Friday morning with accumulations around 2-4 inches expected. The storm is a quick mover so we should see clearing by the afternoon but it will be cold with highs only in the low 30s.

After a dry and chilly Saturday we will have another chance of precipitation on Sunday as a weak frontal system moves into the area. This time it will be warm enough for just rain but may start as a wintery mix Sunday morning.

Dry weather early next week but it will be cold, highs on Monday will be in the 30s but only be in the 20s on Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 5 – Cloudy with a chance of light freezing rain or drizzle before 9 a.m. then changing to rain and ending by early this afternoon, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low near 30.

THURSDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s, chance of snow at night.

FRIDAY – JAN 7 – Snow likely in the morning then clearing by the afternoon, high in the low 30s, possible accumulations of 2-4 inches possible.

SATURDAY – JAN 8 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.,

SUNDAY – JAN 9 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of rain by the afternoon that may start off as a mixture of snow, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – JAN 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 11 – Sunny and quite cold, high only in the upper 20s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until noon today for southerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; advisories expected Thursday night through Friday night with some gale gusts possible; no advisories expected for Saturday; possible advisories for Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are the coldest so far this season with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 17 in Clifton down to 9 at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 65 – 2000 RECORD LOW: 1 – 1981

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 34 LOW: 21 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The storm that gave southern New Jersey up to a foot of snow and not even a flake here has moved well offshore and high pressure is building into our area. Today we will finally have a sunny day and it will be cold but with diminishing winds by this afternoon so it will not feel as harsh as yesterday.

A weak disturbance will give us a chance of mainly rain showers on Wednesday that may be mixed with freezing rain early in the morning. High temperatures will rise into the 40s.

Weak high pressure on Thursday will give us dry conditions with seasonably cold temperatures.

Friday a storm system will likely give us snow mainly Friday morning and at this time accumulations look to be on the light side with 1-3 inches possible, however the storm is three days away so those amounts may be changed.

After a dry Saturday another low pressure may give us rain on Sunday possibly beginning as snow.

Dry and quite cold weather early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 4 – Sunny with diminishing winds, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Increasing clouds with a chance of patchy freezing rain after 4 a.m., low in the upper 20s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 5 – Chance of freezing rain before 9 a.m. then a chance of rain, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

FRIDAY – JAN 7 – Cloudy in the morning with snow likely then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, high in the low-mid 30s.

SATURDAY – JAN 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – JAN 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain possibly mixed with snow in the morning, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – JAN 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. this afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible tonight through the day on Thursday; no advisories expected Thursday night; advisories expected on Friday; no advisories expected on Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 31 in Clifton down to 24 at High Point, these readings are around 20 degrees colder than yesterday but still 5-10 degrees above normal. Winds are northerly around 10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 4 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: .02″

Winter weather has returned and after having temperatures well above normal the last few days today will be much colder with readings not rising much or at all from this morning’s temperatures. A strong low pressure is forming off the coast and promises to give the southern part of the state nearly a foot of snow with near blizzard conditions. There will be a sharp edge of the storm so our area should only see some flurries but the system should be watched just in case the precipitation moves further north than expected.

Finally a sunny day on Tuesday as high pressure builds from the west but it will be cold with morning lows around 20 and daytime highs in the 30s.

A weak disturbance will give us a chance of light rain or snow on Wednesday followed by partly sunny skies on Thursday, temperatures will moderate somewhat to slightly above normal.

Another stronger low pressure will give us a chance of rain or snow on Friday.

Saturday looks to be mostly sunny and cold and still another disturbance or cold front will give us another chance of rain or snow on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 3 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries, high in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy early then becoming clear, low near 20.

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain possibly mixed with snow in the morning, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, high near 40. Chance of snow at night.

FRIDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – JAN 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – JAN 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 7 p.m. this evening for northerly winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 6-9 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible for high seas during the day on Tuesday; no advisories expected for Tuesday night through Wednesday morning; advisories possible Wednesday afternoon through the day on Thursday; no advisories expected Thursday night; advisories expected on Friday with gales possible.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and most of the rain has moved to our south and east. Once again it is unseasonably mild with temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 51 in Clifton down to 47 at High Point, these readings are nearly 30 degrees above normal for this time of day. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 1979 RECORD LOW: 6 – 1999

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 54 LOW: 48 PRECIPITATION: .73″

Today will be a cloudy and mild day but most or all of the day with be dry. A cold front will cross the area this afternoon and the front will be followed by a brisk northwest flow of much colder air. A low pressure developing on the front will likely give snow across southern New Jersey with only a slight chance that the snow will move into our area.

Skies will become partly sunny on Monday but it will continue to be breezy and cold.

Tuesday will be cold but less harsh with mostly sunny skies.

Somewhat milder on Wednesday but a cold front will give us a chance of mainly rain showers.

Another low pressure system may give us rain or snow Thursday night into Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 2 – Cloudy and mild, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, windy and colder, low in the mid 20s.

MONDAY – JAN 3 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 5 – Cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the morning then a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s, chance of rain or snow at night.

FRIDAY – JAN 7 – Chance of rain or snow in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – JAN 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Monday morning for winds becoming northwest and gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely to continue during the day Monday through the day on Tuesday; no advisories expected for Tuesday night; advisories possible for high seas on Wednesday; no advisories expected on Thursday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY: RECORDS GO BACK TO 1973!

DECEMBER – Temperatures were well above normal and it was the second warmest December (warmest was in 2015) Highest temperature 65 on the 11th, the lowest was 21 degrees on the 20th. Precipitation was well below normal with 1.35″ and it was Clifton’s 4th driest December. Snowfall was well below normal with only 0.5″ falling on the morning of the 24th.

2021– Temperatures were well above normal and it was the 3rd warmest year since I started my records in 1973. Highest temperature was 99 recorded on June 30th, the lowest was 12 degrees 12 degrees set on February 18th. Precipitation was above normal and was the 6th wettest year 63.96″. Snowfall for the year totaled 40 inches which 35.5 of it accumulated in February. The top weather event was Hurricane Ida which caused massive floods with some deaths in our area.

Have a nice day and stay safe!