Good morning everyone and Happy First Day of Meteorological Winter!

Skies are mostly clear and with light winds there is a wide range in temperatures on this first day of December with readings ranging from 34 in Clifton down to 22 at Walpack. The air quality is moderate with an index of 58.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 70 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 52 LOW: 29 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today we will have an increase in clouds and it will be seasonably mild with high temperatures similar to yesterday in the low 50s. A frontal system will likely give us rain mainly from 4-10 p.m. Rainfall amounts will be light averaging below 1/4 of an inch.

Saturday will be dry and mild as a weak high pressure moves through the area, highs will be well up into the 50s despite plenty of cloudiness.

Rain is expected on Sunday as another low pressure system moves through the area.

Mainly dry Monday through Thursday. Monday will be seasonably mild but temperatures should be below normal Tuesday through Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 1 – Increasing cloudiness with rain developing mainly after 4 p.m., highs near 50.

TONIGHT – Rain likely ending mainly before 10 p.m., lows in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – DEC 2 – Fog early in the morning then remaining mostly cloudy, quite mild, highs in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – DEC 3 – Rain, highs in the low 50s.

MONDAY – DEC 4 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 6 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for the weekend; advisories expected Monday through early Tuesday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!