Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. are mild with readings ranging from 49 in Clifton down to 33 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light westerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 16TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 79 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 12 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 70 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

High pressure in our area will give us another mild day with mostly sunny skies and light winds.

A weak low pressure will be moving up the coast and then offshore on Thursday, light rain is likely along with cooler temperatures, rainfall amounts will only be around a tenth of an inch.

Unseasonably warm on Friday with mostly sunny skies and highs in the 70s.

A stronger low pressure will give us showers on Saturday.

Mainly dry weather with slightly milder than normal temperatures Sunday through Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 16 – Sunny and mild, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Becoming cloudy, low in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 17 – Cloudy with light rain likely, high near 60.

FRIDAY – MAR 18 – Mostly sunny and unseasonably warm, high in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – MAR 19 – Showers, high in the low 60s.

SUNDAY – MAR 20 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – MAR 21 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – MAR 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through the day on Friday; advisories possible Friday night into Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 43 in Clifton down to 28 at Pequest. Winds are light from the southwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 15TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 29 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will give us a southwest flow of mild air today and again on Wednesday. A weak front to our north will give us mostly cloudy skies tonight but any light rain should stay to our north.

Sunny and mild again on Wednesday.

A weak low pressure will likely give us some light rain on Thursday!

Friday should be the warmest day of the week with highs near 70 along with mostly sunny skies.

A frontal system will likely give us rain again on Saturday but it will still be rather mild.

Sunday will be a dry but breezy day and slightly cooler.

Mild and dry weather is again expected for early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 15 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 16 – Sunny, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – MAR 17 – Cloudy with rain likely mainly after 8 a.m., high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 18 – Mostly sunny, high near 70, showers likely at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, high in the low 60s.

SUNDAY – MAR 20 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – MAR 21 – Sunny, high near 60.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South to southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Friday; possible advisories on Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 32 in Clifton down to 24 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light southwesterly.

Clifton’s Almanac for March 14th:

Average High: 48. Average Low: 31

Record High: 73 – 2007. Record Low: 11 – 1993

Yesterday’s High: 35. Low: 20. Precipitation: .03″ Snowfall: 0.5″

After our cold and wintery weather of this weekend, today will be the start of some very enjoyable spring like weather that should continue through at least this week. High pressure offshore today will give us a southwest flow of milder air. Skies will start off cloudy but become mostly sunny during the day. High temperatures will be about 20 degrees higher than yesterday with readings well up into the 50s.

Dry and even milder weather Tuesday and Wednesday as high pressure dominates, highs both days should rise into the 60s.

Slightly cooler on Thursday as a weak low moves offshore to the south and east that will also give us a low chance of light showers.

High pressure will then build into the region on Friday and with sunny skies highs will be near 70.

Mild weather will continue over the weekend with a good chance of showers on Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

TUESDAY – MAR 15 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 16 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAR 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 60.

FRIDAY – MAR 18 – Mostly sunny, high near 70, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 60.

SUNDAY – MAR 20 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday and Wednesday; advisories possible on Thursday; no advisories expected on Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 6 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time range from 20 in Clifton down to 15 at High Point and Vernon. Winds are gusting to 35 mph from the west-northwest. These may be the coldest temperatures until next winter.

Clifton’s Weather Almanac for March 13th:

Average High: 47 Average Low: 31

Record High: 80 – 1990. Record Low: 15 – 2017

Yesterday’s High: 69 Low: 21 Precipitation: .50″ Snowfall 1.5″

The storm that gave us the snow and wind yesterday has moved to the Canadian Maritime region as high pressure builds from the southwest. Today will start off mostly clear but we should see some increase in clouds this afternoon. It will be chilly with highs only in the 30s, winds will slowly diminish by late this afternoon.

Much milder air will move into our area on Monday as high pressure builds closer to our area and with sunshine and light winds high temperatures will reach the mid 50s.

Mainly dry and mild the rest of the week. There is a slight chance of rain on Thursday as a weak low moves offshore well to our south. A better chance of rain will be on Saturday as a frontal system moves into our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 13 – Increasing cloudiness, breezy and chilly, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy early then becoming mostly clear, not as cold, low in the low 30s.

MONDAY – MAR 14 – Sunny and milder, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – MAR 15 – Mostly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 16 – Mostly sunny, high near 60.

THURSDAY – MAR 17 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

FRIDAY – MAR 18 – Mostly sunny high in the upper 60s, chance of rain at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 10 a.m. this morning form northwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Wednesday; possible small craft advisories on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and there is some drizzle falling in parts of the area, temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 43 in Clifton down to 36 at High Point. Winds are calm or light east-southeast.

Clifton’s Almanac for March 12th:

Average High: 47 Average Low: 30

Record High: 73 – 2012 Record Low: 9 – 1984

Yesterday’s High: 56 Low: 32 Precipitation: None

A strong winter storm will affect our area today! Rain developing around sunrise and as much colder air arrives the rain will change to snow by noon and continue heavy at times this afternoon and with winds gusting to over 40 mph we may have blizzard like conditions briefly this afternoon. The snow should end by sunset with 1-3 inches expected with higher amounts to our north and west. Temperatures in the 40s this morning will plummet to the low 20s by sunset causing a flash freeze. A winter weather advisory along with a wind advisory is in effect.

Sunday will be a chilly day despite sunny skies, gusty winds in the morning will slowly diminsh in the afternoon as the storm moves to the Canadian Maritimes and high pressure build from the west.

After winter like weather this weekend next week looks to be mainly dry with above normal temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 12 – Rain developing this morning mixing with sleet and snow by late morning and to all snow this afternoon ending by sunset. Becoming quite windy with gusts to 40 mph. Temperatures in the mid 40s this morning will fall to the low 20s by sunset. A winter weather advisory and wind advisory is in effect!

TONIGHT – Clearing, windy and cold, low around 20, wind gusts to 40 mph.

SUNDAY – MAR 13 – Mostly sunny and cold with slowly diminishing winds, highs only in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – MAR 14 – Mostly sunny and milder, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – MAR 15 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 16 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – MAR 17 – Mostly cloudy early than becoming partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – MAR 18 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 10 a.m. Sunday morning for northwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories the rest of Sunday into Sunday night; no advisories expected for Monday through Wednesday; possible advisories on Thursday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!