Good morning everyone!

Light snow occasionally mixed with sleet is falling over our area early this morning with early temperatures ranging from 30 in Clifton down to 24 at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the east-northeast. Overnight accumulations of snow averaged 3-5 inches.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 28

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW: 29 PRECIPITATION: .20″ SNOW: 2.0″

A coastal low pressure area will slowly move further off the coast today. We should remain cloudy most of the day with occasional light snow and sleet this morning changing to a cold rain before ending this afternoon with little or no additional snow accumulation. Skies will slowly clear tonight.

Wednesday will be a nice day with plenty of sunshine and seasonably mild temperatures.

A frontal system moving into our area will produce some rain showers Thursday morning followed by clearing and quite mild in the afternoon. A cold front will cross the area at night.

A strong low pressure area will give us rain or snow Friday afternoon and night.

At this point the weather for the weekend will mainly be dry with temperatures slightly below normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 28 – Cloudy with light snow and sleet this morning changing to rain before ending this afternoon, high near 40. Little or no additional accumulations.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly cloudy in the morning with a chance of showers then becoming partly sunny and quite mild, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 3 – Cloudy and cooler with rain and snow, high near 40.

SATURDAY – MAR 4 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 5 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 6 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 9 a.m. this morning for east-northeast winds to 30 knots diminishing this afternoon, seas 4-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories possible for high seas Wednesday morning; no advisories expected for Wednesday afternoon and night; advisories possible for Thursday; advisories expected for Friday with some gales possible Friday night; advisories likely on Saturday with some gale gusts in the morning; advisories still possible for Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and early temperatures range from 30 in Clifton down to 24 at High Point. Winds are from the northwest 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 27

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Low pressure over the mid-Mississippi valley will move east. We should see an increase in clouds today and become cloudy this afternoon. Snow from this system should begin around 7 p.m. and become steady and heavier overnight and then mixing with sleet early Tuesday morning. The precipitation may mix with rain before ending Tuesday afternoon. Accumulations in our area will average 3-6 inches and a Winter Storm Warning will be in effect as we will have our biggest snowstorm of this mild and rather snowless winter.

During the day on Wednesday it will be dry with seasonably mild temperatures.

Another low pressure area will likely give us rain Wednesday night into the day on Thursday with mild temperatures.

Cooler on Friday and still another storm will likely give us rain or snow.

At this point the weekend looks dry with seasonably cold temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 27 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Snow developing around 7 p.m. mixing with sleet after 4 a.m. low in the low 30s. Snow accumulations of 3-6 inches expected.

TUESDAY – FEB 28 – Cloudy with snow and sleet till 10 a.m. rain and snow which will end around 4 p.m. Additional accumulations of less than 1 inch, high near 40.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s. Chance of rain at night.

THURSDAY – MAR 2 – Cloudy in the morning with a chance of rain, clearing in the afternoon, mild with highs in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 3 – Cloudy with rain and snow likely, high in the low 40s.

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

SUNDAY – MAR 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

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

OUTLOOK: A gale warning has been posted effective between 6 p.m. this evening through 7 a.m. Tuesday morning; small craft advisory likely the rest of Tuesday into Wednesday; possible advisories Wednesday night through Thursday night; advisories expected on Friday with a good chance of gales. Advisories likely to continue on Saturday for high seas.

Have a good day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Sunday morning and with calm winds temperatures are quite chilly with early readings ranging from 22 in Clifton down to 10 at Walpack.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 27

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 30 LOW: 21 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE

High pressure moving off the coast will give us a brisk southwest flow of much milder air today after a chilly start, skies will be mostly sunny. A weak cold front will cross the area tonight with just a few clouds.

A storm system will affect our area Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning. Snow should begin Monday afternoon and continue into the evening with possible accumulations of 2-4 inches before changing to rain before ending on Tuesday.

Brief high pressure in our area will give us a mostly sunny day on Wednesday with seasonably mild temperatures.

Another low pressure system will give us a good chance of precipitation Wednesday night into Thursday but with milder air the precipitation should fall as rain.

Still another low pressure area will likely give us rain and or snow on Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 26 – Mostly sunny, breezy and milder, high near 50.

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

MONDAY – FEB 27 – Increasing cloudiness with snow developing in the afternoon and continuing at night, possible accumulations of 2-4″, high near 40.

TUESDAY – FEB 28 – Mostly cloudy with precipitation changing to rain before ending by the afternoon, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s, chance of rain at night.

THURSDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly cloudy and mild with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 3 – Cloudy with rain and snow likely, high in the low 40s.

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

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY: Southwest winds to 15 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been issued effective between 6 p.m. Monday evening through 6 a.m. Tuesday morning; no advisories expected Tuesday afternoon through the day on Wednesday; advisories probable Wednesday night through Thursday.

Enjoy the milder weather today and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are the lowest in almost three weeks with early readings ranging from 20 in Clifton down to 13 at High Point. Winds are mainly light from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 27

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

A weak disturbance will move into our area today accompanied by some snow showers this afternoon that may produce a dusting, temperatures will be chilly with highs only in the low to mid 30s. Winds will be much lighter than yesterday.

A warm front will move to our north on Sunday and we will have milder temperatures but it will be breezy in the afternoon.

Low pressure will move to the Great Lakes on Monday with a secondary storm forming off the coast this system may give us our biggest snow accumulation of the season with 1-2 inches of snow possible Monday afternoon and evening before mixing with and changing to rain before ending Tuesday morning.

During the day on Wednesday we should be mostly sunny with seasonably mild temperatures.

Another storm will give us a chance of precipitation Wednesday night through Friday but at this time it looks to be a mainly rain event.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 25 – Becoming cloudy with a chance of snow showers this afternoon, highs only in the low 30s.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, low in the mid 20s.

SUNDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly sunny, breezy and milder, high near 50.

MONDAY – FEB 27 – Cloudy with snow developing in the afternoon and changing to rain late at night, highs in the low 40s. Possible snow accumulations of 1-2″

TUESDAY – FEB 28 – Cloudy in the morning with a chance of rain becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, highs in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s. Chance of rain at night.

THURSDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds becoming southeast gusting 5-10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through the day on Monday; advisories probable Monday night through Tuesday with some gale gusts possible Monday night; no advisories expected on Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy and early temperatures range from 39 in Clifton down to 34 at High Point. Winds are light from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 26

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 41 LOW: 36 PRECIPITATION: .02″

The low pressure area that gave us the cool and dreary weather yesterday is moving off the coast as high pressure builds from the west. Skies will become mostly sunny this morning but it will become windy and colder with temperatures falling to the low 30s by sunset and into the 20s later tonight. Winds will be quite strong with gusts to 35 mph which will make it feel even colder.

Skies will become cloudy on Saturday and it will remain quite chilly with diminishing winds. A weak disturbance will give us a chance of snow showers with little or no accumulation.

Sunday will be mostly sunny and milder with highs approaching 50 degrees with a light westerly wind as high pressure builds into our area.

Another storm system will give us rain and snow Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning, too early to tell if we will get any accumulating snow.

After a dry Wednesday still another storm will give us a chance of rain on Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny and very windy with temperatures falling to the low 30s by sunset. Winds gusting to 35 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, breezy and cold, low in the upper teens.

SATURDAY – FEB 25 – Becoming cloudy with a chance of snow showers after 10 a.m., highs in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 26 – Sunny and milder, high near 50.

MONDAY – FEB 27 – Increasing cloudiness with rain and snow developing by the afternoon and continuing at night, high in the mid 40s.

TUESDAY – FEB 28 – Rain likely in the morning then slow clearing, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 a.m. Saturday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through the day on Monday; advisories expected Monday night into Tuesday with some gale gusts possible.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there is some light rain or drizzle falling over much of the area. Temperatures range from 35 in Clifton down to 29 at High Point. Winds are light from the northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 69 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 4 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 41 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: .18″ SNOW: TRACE

Today will be a cloudy day with light rain and drizzle ending this morning, temperatures will be cool with highs in the upper 40s in our area but rise to the low 70s across southern New Jersey as they will be south of a warm front. A cold front associated with this system will move through tonight with skies clearing by late tonight.

Friday will be windy with gusts to 35 mph as the low moves away and high pressure builds from the west. Skies will be mostly sunny with high tempertures at or a little above normal.

Much colder on Saturday and a weak disturbance may give us some light snow showers in the afternoon.

Milder on Sunday as high pressure is over the area, highs will be near 50.

Another stronger low pressure system will give us rain Monday afternoon through Tuesday that may begin as a mixture of snow especially further inland.

Fair with seasonable temperatures on Wednesday the first day of meteorological spring.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 23 – Cloudy with light rain and drizzle ending this morning, highs in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy, low in the mid 30s.

FRIDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny and windy, highs in the mid 40s, wind gusts to 35 mph.

SATURDAY – FEB 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon snow showers, highs in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, high near 50.

MONDAY – FEB 27 – Partly sunny in the morning then increasing cloudiness with a chance of rain mixed with snow, high in the mid 40s. Rain at night.

TUESDAY – FEB 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning then clearing in the afternoon, highs in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. this morning until 6 a.m. Friday morning for northeast winds gusting to 15 knots seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been issued from 6 a.m. Friday morning until 4 p.m. Friday afternoon; no advisories expected Saturday through the day on Monday; small craft advisories expected to develop Monday night with some gale gusts possible.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and early temperatures range from 33 in Clifton down to 21 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light westerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 22ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 12 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 46 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: .34″

Today will start off partly sunny but we should see an increase in clouds by noon with rain likely developing after 1 p.m. possibly mixed with snow or sleet at the beginning. The rain should end by early Thursday morning.

Thursday looks to be a mild day despite plenty of clouds with only a slight chance of showers. Tricky forecast with high temperatures as a warm front will be close to our area. Highs may reach the 70s in South Jersey with only the 50s in our area.

Friday will be mostly sunny but windy day with falling temperatures, some wind gusts to 30-35 mph.

A weak disturbance may give us some light snow or flurries on Saturday, highs will only be in the 30s.

Sunday looks to be milder despite plenty of clouds.

After a dry Monday another storm system will likely give us rain Monday night into Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 22 – Becoming cloudy by noon with rain likely developing this afternoon possibly mixed with snow or sleet at the start, highs in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain likely, low in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – FEB 23 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny, windy and cooler, highs in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow or flurries, highs only in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly cloudy and milder, high near 50.

MONDAY – FEB 27 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s. Rain likely at night.

TUESDAY – FEB 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: Advisories possible on Thursday; advisories expected for Friday with some gale gusts possible; no advisories expected for Saturday; advisories again possible on Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and light rain is falling that may be mixed with snow across the higher elevations of Sussex County. Early temperatures range from 36 in Clifton down to 30 at High Point. Winds are from the north around 10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 80 – 2018 (also record high for February) RECORD LOW: 4 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 39 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak disturbance along a cold front will cause mainly light rain that should end by 8 a.m. but another weak front will likely cause some more showers this afternoon. It will be cooler today but still slightly above normal with highs mostly in the upper 40s.

Wednesday will start off dry, but another frontal system will cause rain late Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning; some of the rain may be mixed with snow or sleet further inland. Big difference in temperatures on Thursday as a front will be just to our south. Southern New Jersey may have highs in the 70s while our area will struggle to reach the 50 degree mark.

Friday will be dry and seasonably cold but it will be quite breezy.

Still another low pressure area will give us a chance of rain or snow Saturday afternoon and night. Early morning lows on Saturday will be in the teens while highs will be in the 30s.

Mostly cloudy and milder on Sunday.

Mostly sunny and seasonably mild on Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 21 – Rain ending by 8 a.m. then remaining mostly cloudy with a chance of showers this afternoon, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Becoming mostly clear, low in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 22 – Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely in the afternoon and night, some rain may be mixed with sleet. Highs in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – FEB 23 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of morning showers, highs near 50.

FRIDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 25 – Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain in the afternoon and night, highs only in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 26 – Becoming partly sunny and milder, highs in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 27 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds becoming south-southeast in the afternoon to 5-10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Wednesday and Thursday; advisories expected for Friday with some gale gusts possible; no advisories expected on Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Monday morning and early temperatures range from 41 in Clifton down to 27 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 25

RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2018 RECORD LOW: -2 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 49 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today we will have considerable cloudiness ahead of a weak cold front that will come through mainly dry tonight. Highs will be well up into the 50s with light winds.

A weak disturbance will give us a chance of rain on Tuesday that may be mixed with snow across inland areas in the morning.

Wednesday will be cooler as high pressure build from the north. Another low pressure area will give us a chance of rain in the afternoon with rain expected Wednesday night.

Still a chance of rain on Thursday as the frontal system will be in our area, big difference in temperatures as southern New Jersey may reach 70 degrees while our area remains in the low 50s.

High pressure will then build in to our area on Friday with cooler air and it will be quite breezy.

Unsettled weather for the weekend. The latest computer models are indicating more drier air in the region but there still may be a chance of rain or snow on Saturday with quite cool temperatures but become milder on Sunday with still a chance of rain.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 20 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 50s.

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

TUESDAY – FEB 21 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the mid 40s. Rain at night.

THURSDAY – FEB 23 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 26 – Partly sunny and milder with still a chance of rain, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY– Westerly winds gusting to 10 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories likely on Tuesday; no advisories expected Wednesday through the day on Thursday; advisories expected Thursday night into Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are slightly milder than this time yesterday with early readings ranging from 33 in Clifton down to 23 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 25

RECORD HIGH: 65 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 3 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be milder despite some considerably high clouds that will filter any sunshine today. Winds will be light and highs will again be above normal in the low 50s.

Another mostly cloudy day on Presidents Day but it will continue to be mild.

A weak disturbance will give us a chance of rain on Tuesday that may be mixed with snow especially inland.

A stronger low pressure area will give us rain mainly from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.

Friday will be cooler and breezy.

Another low pressure area will likely give us precipitation on Saturday and it may be cold enough for some accumulating snow especially over inland areas.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 19 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s.

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

PRESIDENTS DAY – FEB 20 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 21 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain with mixed snow inland, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the upper 40s. Rain at night.

THURSDAY – FEB 23 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain mainly in the morning, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 25 – Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely, high only in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 1 p.m. this afternoon through 6 a.m. Monday morning for southerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Wednesday; advisories likely on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!