Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are much colder than the last several mornings with early readings ranging from 27 in Clifton down to 17 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest 20-25 mph. The 27 degree reading here in Clifton is actually a couple of degrees above normal.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 25

RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2008 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1979

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 59 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: .20″

High pressure building from the southern Mississippi valley will give us a sunny day today with diminishing winds by this afternoon. After a chilly start, high temperatures will reach into the mid 40s which is slightly above normal.

More clouds but milder on Sunday as the high pressure builds over the area.

Above normal temperatures to continue next week, a weak disturbance may give us a shower on Tuesday, but a better chance of rain Wednesday night into Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 18 – Sunny with diminishing winds, highs in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 19 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

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

TUESDAY – FEB 21 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 22 – Mostly cloudy, chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the low 50s, rain likely at night.

THURSDAY – FEB 23 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – FEB 24 – Sunny and breezy, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday morning; advisories expected Sunday afternoon through Sunday night; no advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy and there is some fog around the area. Temperatures again are unseasonably mild with readings across all of the area mainly 50-55 degrees. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 25

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 1976 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1979

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 69(New record) LOW: 53 PRECIPITATION: .08″ Note: The 53 degree low temperature was the second highest minimum temperature for the entire month of February.

Showers are expected to develop around 8 a.m. as a cold front approaches the area and should be off the coast by early this afternoon, the rain may be heavy at times. Strong southwest flow will cause temperatures to rise to the 60s this morning but after the front moves through temperatures will tumble to the 40s by sunset and the 20s by Saturday morning. Northwest winds behind the front may gust to 35 mph.

After a chilly start we will have plenty of sunshine on Saturday with diminishing winds, temperatures will rise to above normal readings in the afternoon.

Sunday will be milder despite considerable cloudiness.

Mild weather to continue much of next week with the best chance of showers will be from Tuesday night into Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 17 – Cloudy this morning with showers developing around 8 a.m. becoming windy, showers ending around 2 p.m. followed by clearing, continued windy, early highs in the 60s falling to the 40s by sunset. Wind gusts to 35 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, windy and colder, low in the mid 20s, wind gusts to 35 mph.

SATURDAY – FEB 18 – Sunny with diminishing winds, highs in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 19 – Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s.

PRESDIDENTS DAY – FEB 20 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 21 – Sunny in the morning then increasing cloudiness, high in the low 50s, Chance of rain at night.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 50s.

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

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 1 a.m. Saturday morning for westerly winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning; possible small craft advisories Sunday afternoon and night; no advisories expected during the day on Monday with possible advisories Monday night; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are very mild with early readings ranging from 55 in Clifton but down to 32 at Pequest as the inland valleys are much cooler. Winds are from the southwest 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 16TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 60 – 1976 RECORD LOW: -1 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68 (New Record) LOW: 42 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A strong southwest flow will continue to give us very mild air into our area with some record high temperatures once again likely, with enough sunshine so that this morning highs should be well up into the 60s, with some 70 degree readings possible. Skies will become cloudy this afternoon with showers likely mainly after 3 p.m. Showers likely tonight with continued very mild temperatures.

A cold front will cross the area around noon on Friday with showers still likely in the morning. Temperatures should be in the low 60s in the morning falling to the 40s by sunset and into the 20s by Saturday morning. Winds will be gusty out of the northwest.

The weekend looks to be dry, temperatures will be chilly Saturday morning but modify in the afternoon. Sunday will be mostly sunny and again milder.

Mild weather to continue through the midweek period with a chance of showers Monday night and again Tuesday night into Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 16 – Becoming cloudy with showers likely after 3 p.m. quite mild, highs in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers, becoming breezy, quite mild with lows in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – FEB 17 – Showers mainly in the morning, windy, early highs in the low 60s falling to the low 40s by sunset.

SATURDAY – FEB 18 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 19 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

PRESIDENTS DAY – FEB 20 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s, chance of showers late at night.

TUESDAY – FEB 21 – Becoming mostly sunny, high near 50, chance of showers at night.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

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

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 7 p.m. this evening until 3 p.m. Friday afternoon; a gale watch has been posted effective between 3-10 p.m. on Friday; advisories likely Saturday morning; no advisories expected Saturday afternoon through Sunday night; possible advisories for Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there may be some light sprinkles in parts of the area. Once again early temperatures are unseasonably mild with readings ranging from 43 in Clifton down to 33 at Walpack, these temperatures are around 20 degrees above normal. Winds are calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 15TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 60 – 2019 RECORD LOW: -3 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 (New Record) LOW: 38 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak disturbance moving through the area will give us cloudy skies this morning then becoming mostly sunny this afternoon. Temperatures will continue to be unseasonably mild with some record highs again possible as we should reach the low-mid 60s. Winds will be brisk out of the southwest gusting to 30 mph.

A rather strong frontal system will likely give us showers from Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. Temperatures will continue to be unseasonably mild but as the cold front moves to our east Friday morning temperatures will fall from the 50s in the morning down to the 30s by evening and then to the 20s Saturday morning. Winds will be quite brisk.

The weekend looks to be mainly dry, after a chilly Saturday, temperatures will again be mild on Sunday.

Mild weather to continue early next week with a chance of showers Monday night into Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 15 – Cloudy early then becoming mostly sunny, breezy and unseasonably mild, highs in the mid 60s.

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

THURSDAY – FEB 16 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon and evening, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – FEB 17 – Cloudy early with showers likely then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, quite windy with gusts to 35 mph. Early highs in the upper 50s will fall to the 30s by evening.

SATURDAY – FEB 18 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 19 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

PRESIDENTS DAY – FEB 20 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s, chance of showers at night.

TUESDAY – FEB 21 – Partly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the low 50s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; advisories likely Thursday night through the day on Saturday with some gales gusts possible; no advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday night; possible advisories again for Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and once again temperatures are above normal with early readings ranging from 40 in Clifton down to 32 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest to 25 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 14TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 56 – 2011 RECORD LOW: -3 – 2016

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 (New Record) LOW: 39 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

High pressure building from the west will give us a brisk northwest flow this morning with winds diminishing by this afternoon. High temperatures will be a few degrees cooler than yesterday but remain well above normal for mid-February.

Wednesday should start off cloudy but become sunny and even milder on Wednesday.

Very mild will continue Thursday into at least Friday morning as a frontal system moves into the area. Showers are likely Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. The cold front associated with this system will move through by noon on Friday. Highs on Thursday will be in the 60s and highs on Friday will be in the upper 50s in the morning falling to the 40s by sunset along with gusty winds.

Saturday will be much cooler but only a little below normal, early lows will drop to near 20 and highs in the low 40s.

The cooler air will not last long as Sunday into early next will again be milder.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 14 – Sunny with diminishing winds, highs the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Increasing clouds, low in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 15 – Cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – FEB 16 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely mainly after noontime with a possible thunderstorm, highs in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – FEB 17 – Showers likely till around 10 a.m. becoming mostly sunny by the afternoon, breezy, early highs in the upper 50s falling to the 40s by sunset.

SATURDAY – FEB 18 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 19 – Partly sunny and milder, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – FEB 20 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. this morning for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories likely on Wednesday; no advisories expected during the day on Thursday; advisories likely Thursday night through Saturday with some gale gusts possible on Friday; no advisories expected for Sunday.

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