Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 27 in Clifton down to 18 at High Point. Winds are still gusty out of the northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 66 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 5 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 48 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure building from the Great Lakes will give us a northwest flow of cold air today despite plenty of sunshine. Winds will be gusty this morning but diminish by this afternoon.

Milder Tuesday and Wednesday and we should stay dry. Skies will be mostly cloudy during the day on Tuesday and mostly sunny on Wednesday. A weak cold front will move through Wednesday night.

Cooler but continued dry Thursday and Friday as high pressure dominates.

Milder over the weekend but there will be a chance of showers Saturday night into Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 28 – Sunny and cold with diminishing winds, high in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 20s.

TUESDAY – MAR 1 – Mostly cloudy and milder, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

THURSDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – MAR 4 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

SATURDAY – MAR 5 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s, chance of showers at night.

SUNDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

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

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft advisories on Tuesday; no advisories expected Wednesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 24 in Clifton down to 19 at Sandyston. Winds are light mainly from the southwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 73 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 38 LOW: 22 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a sunny day with milder temperatures but a brisk wind from the west will make it feel cooler. A cold front is expected to cross our area tonight with only a slight chance of flurries especially over northwest parts of New Jersey.

Sunny but colder on Monday as high pressure builds over our area.

A quiet weather week is expected with little or no precipitation and near seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 27 – Sunny, breezy and milder today, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the low 20s.

MONDAY – FEB 28 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 1 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – MAR 4 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

SATURDAY – MAR 5 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. this morning through noon on Monday for west winds becoming northwest this evening with gusts to 30 knots, seas building to 4-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday night through Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 22 in Clifton down to 14 at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the north-northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2002 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: .50″ SNOW AND ICE: 0.8″

High pressure building into the area from the middle of the country will give our area a partly sunny day with cold temperatures as highs will only be in the 30s.

A southwest flow of air will provide milder temperatures on Sunday ahead of a cold front, but the winds will pick up and gust to above 30 mph. The cold front will come through late in the day with only a slight chance of flurries but most places will remain dry.

Mainly dry next week with temperatures averaging a little below normal.

Looking further ahead it looks like milder weather will be with us next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 26 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 20s.

SUNDAY – FEB 27 – Sunny and windy, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 28 – Sunny and colder, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 1 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 3 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – MAR 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Ocean water temperature at Point Pleasant is 42 degrees.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected on Sunday with some brief gale gusts possible; no advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Light freezing rain mixed with sleet is falling over our area early on this Friday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 28 in Clifton down to 18 at High Point. Winds are mainly light from the north-northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 69 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 4 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 32 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE

The storm system that is giving us this messy winter weather will be moving offshore today, a mixture of sleet and freezing rain will change to plain rain before ending around noon. Temperatures will moderate and mainly be in the low 40s this afternoon. A winter weather advisory is in effect.

Dry weather is expected for the weekend, Saturday the temperatures will be below normal then be around normal for Sunday as high pressure dominates.

Mainly dry weather next week, Monday will be chilly with milder temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday then slightly cooler again for Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY: FEB 25 – Freezing rain and sleet changing to plain rain before ending around noon, little or no sleet accumulation and minor ice accumulation expected, becoming partly sunny this afternoon, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 20.

SATURDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 27 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 28 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 1 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. this morning until 6 a.m. Saturday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected on Saturday; advisories likely Sunday and Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are nearly 30 degrees colder than this time yesterday with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 28 in Clifton down to 18 at High Point. Winds are from the north-northwest around 10 mph with some higher gusts.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 75 – 2017 RECORD LOW: -1 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 69 (tied record high) LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

During the day today we will have mainly cloudy skies and it will be chilly with highs only in the 30s, far cry from the 69 degrees we enjoyed yesterday.

A storm system will be moving into our area tonight and off shore by noon on Friday. Snow will begin around 10 p.m. and then mix with freezing rain and sleet before dawn. The precipitation should change to rain before ending around noon. Accumulations of snow and sleet will be around 1-3 inches.

High pressure will be in control of our weather for the weekend. Saturday will be cold but slight milder temperatures on Sunday. A weak cold front will cross the area late in the day on Sunday but should come through dry.

Dry weather should prevail much of next week. Monday will be quite cold with Arctic air in our area then a slow moderation in temperatures as the week goes on.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 24 – Mostly cloudy to cloudy, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with snow developing around 10 p.m. mixing with sleet and freezing rain by 4 a.m. low near 30.

FRIDAY – FEB 25 – Cloudy with snow, sleet and freezing rain changing to rain before ending around noon, high near 40. Snow accumulations of 1-3 inches.

SATURDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 27 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 28 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 1 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast wind to 10 knots, seas around 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected on Friday; no advisories expected Saturday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!