Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and some showers are falling in parts of the area. Temperatures at 5 a.m. are mild with readings ranging from 44 in Clifton down to 40 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light northerly.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 6TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 47 AVERAGE LOW: 29
RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 18 – 2007
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 51 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: NONE
A warm front is moving to our north this morning accompanied by some showers that will be moving away from the area shortly. We should have a break in the precipitation during much of the day with a strong southerly flow of quite mild air developing. Temperatures will reach the 60s and winds will gust to near 35 mph. The cold front associated with this system will move offshore tonight accompanied by showers this evening and followed by brisk northwest flow of much cooler air.
Tuesday will be a mostly sunny day but it will be chilly with highs mainly in the low 40s.
There is a chance of light snow on Wednesday but some of the computer models have no precipitation in our area. Right now some light snow is possible with maybe just a coating of accumulation.
Mainly unsettled weather late in the week into the weekend but no big storms are expected. Some rain showers are possible Friday morning. Saturday will be similar as today’s weather with a warm front followed by a cold front, highs may reach the 60s. Sunday will be cooler with a chance of snow or rain showers.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 6 – Cloudy with some showers mainly early this morning, becoming windy, high in the low 60s, winds gusting to 35 mph.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers this evening then becoming mostly clear, windy and becoming colder, low in the low 30s.
TUESDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the low 40s.
WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy with a chance of light snow, high near 40.
THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny and cool, high near 40.
FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, high in the upper 40s.
SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers, milder, high in the low 60s.
SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain showers, high in the upper 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect from noon today until 4 a.m. Tuesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 35 knots becoming northwest tonight at the same speed, seas 5-8 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!