Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning with temperatures ranging from 39 in Clifton down to 30 at Pequest. Winds are calm or light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 2 -1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 53 LOW 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure ridge offshore will continue to pump a southwesterly flow of quite mild air along with mostly sunny skies, most highs will be well up into the 50s and with light winds it will be another very comfortable winter day.

Staying mild over the holiday weekend but showers are likely mainly Saturday afternoon through the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. Rainfall amounts should be between a quarter and half of an inch.

New Year’s Day will be sunny but a little breezy with highs again in the 50s.

Well above normal temperatures will continue through at least Thursday but a weak frontal system will give us a chance of showers Tuesday afternoon through Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 30 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 40.

SATURDAY – DEC 31 – Cloudy with showers likely mainly from 1 p.m. through 1 a.m. Sunday morning, high in the low 50s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – JAN 2 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

WEDNESDAY – JAN 4 – Cloudy and very mild with showers likely, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – JAN 5 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southwest wind to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected through Saturday evening; advisories likely on Sunday; no advisories expected for Monday; possible advisories on Tuesday!

Enjoy the unseasonably mild temperatures today and please stay safe!