Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are partly cloudy and early morning temperatures range from 33 in Clifton down to 20 at Walpack and Pequest. Winds are mainly calm or light southwesterly. There is a slight chance of black ice on some sidewalks and roads mainly inland.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 29TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 66 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 49 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A high pressure ridge is off the southeast coast and will give us a light southwesterly flow of mild air into our area. Skies will be mostly sunny with only some broken high clouds at times.

Continued mild with the southwest flow continuing from the high pressure ridge offshore.

A frontal system will likely give us rain from around noontime on Saturday through the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. Temperatures will continue to be well above normal. Rainfall amounts of 1/2 to one inch is expected.

Continued quite mild through the middle of next week along with a chance of showers Tuesday into Wednesday as a weak frontal system will move through our area.

THE FORECAST;

TODAY – DEC 29 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

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

FRIDAY – DEC 30 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – DEC 31 – Cloudy with showers likely mainly from noon through the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, high in the low 50s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Becoming mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – JAN 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – JAN 3 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 4 – Mostly cloudy and very mild with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through the day on Saturday; advisories possible Saturday night through Sunday night; no advisories expected for Monday.

Enjoy the mild weather again today but please stay safe!