Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Friday morning and there are some light showers falling mainly to our west. Temperatures are mild with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 56 in Clifton down to 50 at Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 68 AVERAGE LOW: 49

RECORD HIGH: 90 – 1986 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 74 LOW: 56 PRECIPITATION: NONE

After a very nice and warm spring day yesterday our weather will go downhill today through Saturday night as a low pressure system moves into our area. Rain will develop this morning with periods of rain continuing through Saturday night. Temperatures today will only rise a couple of degrees from our present temperatures with highs only near 60. Saturday will even be cooler with highs in the low 50s and with a gusty northeast wind it will feel even cooler. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are likely.

The rain should end by daybreak on Sunday but it will remain mostly cloudy, breezy and cool.

At this time much of next week will be dry with a slow increase in temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 6 – Cloudy with rain developing this morning, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain, low in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – MAY 7 – Cloudy, windy and quite cool with rain, high only in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MAY 8 – Chance of showers mainly before 8 a.m. then remain mostly cloudy, breezy and cool, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – MAY 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 11 – Partly sunny, high near 70.

THURSDAY – MAY 12 – Partly sunny, high in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-southeast wind to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale watch has been issued effective between midnight tonight until 6 a.m. Sunday morning; gales expected to continue through Sunday night; small craft advisories then expected Monday and Tuesday.

Despite the crummy weather try to have a nice day!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 56 in Clifton down to 47 degrees at Walpack. Winds are light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 49

RECORD HIGH: 90 – 1980 RECORD LOW: 38 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 66 LOW: 49 PRECIPITATION: .11″

Today will be a very pleasant spring day with plenty of sunshine, light winds and warm temperatures with highs reaching the 70s.

A coastal low is expected to develop off our coast spreading rain Friday and not ending until early on Sunday morning. Winds will increase especially on Saturday from the northeast along with chilly temperatures. Rainfall amounts will be around one inch.

Hopefully the low pressure will move further away on Sunday to permit some sunshine during the day however it will still be breezy and cool.

At this point it appears that the warming trend for next week may be delayed somewhat as that low pressure area offshore may be close enough to cause some more showers but at this time we will keep the forecast dry with only a slow increase in temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Increasing clouds, low in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – MAY 6 – Cloudy with rain, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 7 – Cloudy, windy and quite cool with rain, high only in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MAY 8 – Partly sunny, breezy and cool, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – MAY 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – MAY 10 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 11 – Partly sunny, high near 70.

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

OUTLOOK – A gale watch has been issued effective from late Friday night through late Saturday night; gales expected to continue on Sunday; advisories still expected for Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there are showers and drizzle falling, temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 49 in Clifton down to 45 at High Point and Vernon. Winds are mainly light and variable.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 91 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 32 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 50 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak frontal system moving through the area will cause some mainly light rain this morning with a low chance of a shower this afternoon. Temperatures will be near seasonable levels with highs in the mid to upper 60s.

Tomorrow will be a nice spring day with plenty of sunshine and highs in the low 70s.

Another stronger frontal system will give us a good chance of rain Friday and Saturday. Saturday will be quite cool with highs mainly only in the 50s.

Mother’s Day looks to be sunny but cool as high pressure builds into the area.

Dry and mild to warm weather is expected much of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 4 – Cloudy with showers mainly this morning, high in the mid-upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy after midnight, low in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – MAY 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – MAY 6 – Cloudy with a chance of rain developing in the afternoon, high in the low-mid 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 7 – Cloudy and cool with a chance of rain, high in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – MAY 8 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

MONDAY – MAY 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – MAY 10 – Sunny, high in the low 70s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through the day on Friday; advisories expected with some gale gusts likely Friday night through Sunday.

Have a nice day and May the fourth be with you!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 50 in Clifton down to 45 at High Point and Vernon. Winds are mainly calm or light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 55 LOW: 50 PRECIPITATION: .21″

Today will be dry and with mostly sunny skies, it will be milder than yesterday with highs in the 60s, winds will be light.

A frontal system will give us showers and possibly a thunderstorm mainly Wednesday morning; temperatures will continue to be seasonably mild.

Thursday looks to be the best weather day of the week with plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures with highs in the 70s.

Another frontal system will give us a chance of showers Friday into Saturday along with cooler temeperatures.

Mother’s Day looks to be dry and seasonably cool.

Looking further ahead it now appears that we will have consistently mild to warm temperatures much of next week with highs each day mostly in the 70s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 3 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm mainly after 5 a.m., low near 50.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 4 – Cloudy with showers an possibly a thunderstorm mainly in the morning, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – MAY 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, cool with highs only in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

MONDAY – MAY 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Friday; advisories expected Saturday and Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and there are some showers falling in parts of the area. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 52 in Clifton down to 46 at High Point. Winds are calm or light easterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 66 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 37 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 70 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: .01″

A weak frontal system will be in our area today giving us some showers this morning, with cloudy skies prevailing the rest of the day with a chance of some drizzle. With the clouds, high temperatures will only reach around 60 degrees.

Tuesday will be dry during the day and a bit milder despite having mostly cloudy skies.

Another frontal system will likely give us more showers Tuesday night into Wednesday.

Thursday looks to be the best day of this week with plenty of sunshine and highs reaching the low 70s.

Still another frontal system will likely give us some rain Friday into the start of the weekend. With plenty of clouds high temperatures will be below normal through this period.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 2 – Cloudy with showers this morning then a chance of drizzle this afternoon, high near 60.

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

TUESDAY – MAY 3 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 60s, showers likely at night.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 4 – Cloudy with showers, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 5 – Mostly sunny and mild, high in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – MAY 6 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 60.

SUNDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot or less.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday; possible small craft advisories for Saturday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2022

The average temperature was 51.6 degrees which was 0.3 degrees above normal The highest temperature was 86 degrees recorded on the 14th; the low temperature was 35 degrees on the 18th. Precipitation was above normal with 7.33″ accumulating, 3.55″ fell on the 7th causing flooding in our area. No snow fell during the month.

Have a nice day and stay safe!