Good morning everyone!

Some showers are falling in parts of the area early on this Saturday morning and it is remarkably warm and humid, in fact we already have a record high temperature for the date here with a reading of 71 degrees at 3:30 a.m. The temperature has dropped a little to 68 degrees at 5 a.m., the lowest reading now is at High Point with a reading of a mild 64 degrees.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 12TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 55 AVERAGE LOW 37

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 23 – 2019

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68 LOW: 54 PRECIPITATION: 1.16″

The remnant low of Nicole is moving through western parts of Pennsylvania as a cold front approaches from the west. Showers with this system should end by 7 a.m. with clearing skies by this afternoon. Temperatures will stay quite mild with highs in the low 70s but the humidity will drop.

A weak disturbance along the front offshore will give our area a chance of light rain late tonight into Sunday morning followed by clearing, breezy and much cooler air. Highs will only reach the low 50s.

Chilly most of next week with the best chance of rain being Tuesday night into Wednesday as a weak coastal storm moves offshore. Some of the rain may be mixed with snow at the higher elevations across northwest New Jersey.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 12 – Showers ending by 7 a.m. then partial clearing, high in the low 70s, becoming less humid by this afternoon.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain after midnight, low in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – NOV 13 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, breezy and cool in the afternoon, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 14 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – NOV 15 – Mostly sunny in the morning then increasing cloudiness in the afternoon, high in the upper 40s, rain at night.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 16 – Rain likely mainly in the morning, high near 50.

THURSDAY – NOV 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – NOV 18 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 10 a.m. this morning for southwest winds gusting to 40 knots seas 8-11 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected to continue this afternoon through Sunday night; no advisories expected Monday through the day on Tuesday; advisories possible Tuesday night into Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures are rather mild with early readings ranging from 55 in Clifton down to 42 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 11TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 55 AVERAGE LOW: 37

RECORD HIGH: 69 – 2020 RECORD LOW: 21 – 2017

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 70 LOW: 42 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The remnants of Nicole along with a strong cold front approaching from the west will cause rain to develop around noon and become moderate to heavy in the afternoon. Strong southerly winds will gust to 35 mph tonight along with some possible thunderstorms. Overnight lows will remain in the 60s along with dew points also in the 60s. Total rainfall averaging 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches.

The rain should end around or shortly after daybreak on Saturday as the cold front moves through the area. Temperatures will continue to be unseasonably warm with sunshine by the afternoon but it will become much less humid.

Much cooler and drier on Sunday and it should remain dry.

Cool weather to continued most of next week. A weak low pressure system will give us a chance of rain Tuesday night into Wednesday. Some higher elevations inland may have a mixture of snow and rain.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 11 – Cloudy with showers mainly after noon, becoming breezy and more humid, high near 70.

TONIGHT – Cloudy and humid with showers and possibly some thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times. Windy with gusts to 35 mph. low in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – NOV 12 – Cloudy and breezy with showers mainly before 10 a.m. then clearing and becoming less humid, high in the low 70s.

SUNDAY – NOV 13 – Mostly sunny, breezy and much cooler, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 14 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – NOV 15 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s, chance of rain at night.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 16 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain, high near 50.

THURSDAY – NOV 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for southeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas building to 8-12 feet.

OUTLOOK: A gale warning has been posted effective between 6 p.m. tonight through 6 a.m. Saturday morning; small craft advisories expected the rest of Saturday through Sunday night; no advisories expected Monday and Tuesday!

Happy Veterans Day!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and early temperatures range from 42 in Clifton down to a chilly 25 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 10TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 55 AVERAGE LOW: 37

RECORD HIGH: 76 – 2020 RECORD LOW: 22 – 2017

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 56 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will be moving offshore today with a southwest flow of milder air along with sunny skies.

We should see an increase in cloudiness tonight as the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole along a strong front approaches from the west. Rain from this system should begin mainly by early Friday afternoon and become moderate to occasionally heavy at times Friday night. Strong southerly winds to 35 mph will keep our area quite mild with high humidity. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 1 1/2 inches likely with more to our west.

The front will cross the area Saturday morning which will push any leftover moisture from Nicole out to sea followed by clearing. It will remain quite mild during the day with lower humidity.

Sunday will be a mostly sunny but chilly with a brisk wind.

Still quite cool through the middle part of next week and a weak disturbance may cause light rain Tuesday night into Wednesday and some of the precipitation may be mixed with snow at the higher elevations of northwest sections of New Jersey.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 10 – Sunny and milder, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the low 50s.

VETERANS DAY – NOV 11 – Cloudy with showers mainly after noontime, high near 70. Showers at night with possible thunderstorms and becoming windy.

SATURDAY – NOV 12 – Chance of showers mainly before 9 a.m. then clearing, breezy and mild, highs near 70.

SUNDAY – NOV 13 – Mostly sunny, breezy and much cooler, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 14 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – NOV 15 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s, chance of light rain at night.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 16 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Light and variable winds, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale watch has been issued effective between 6 p.m. Friday night through 6 a.m. Saturday morning; advisories expected to continue the rest of Saturday; possible small craft advisories for higher seas on Sunday; no advisories expected on Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and early temperatures range from 37 in Clifton down to 24 at Walpack. Winds are light from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 56 AVERAGE LOW: 38

RECORD HIGH: 82 – 2020 RECORD LOW: 22 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 43 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure extending from eastern Canada will give our area a nice sunny day today with light winds and seasonably cool temperatures.

As the high moves offshore a southwesterly flow of milder air will move into our area on Thursday, skies will be mostly sunny.

Tropical storm Nicole will then combine with a strong cold front approaching from the west which will cause rain moderate to heavy at times mainly Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. It appears that the heaviest rain will now be just to our west but we should still pick up between 1-2 inches of rainfall. A strong southerly wind will gust to 30-35 mph. Temperatures will remain mild with an increase in humidity.

The cold front will move to our east by Saturday evening with a brisk northwest flow of cooler and drier air.

Quite cool and mainly dry Sunday through the middle of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

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

THURSDAY – NOV 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

VETERANS DAY – NOV 11 – Rain likely mainly after 1 p.m., breezy, high in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – NOV 12 – Rain likely mainly before 10 a.m., then becoming partly sunny and breezy, high near 70.

SUNDAY – NOV 13 – Partly sunny, breezy and much cooler, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 14 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – NOV 15 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until noon for higher seas, winds northwest to 15 knots, seas 5-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Thursday; gales likely Friday and Saturday; small craft advisories possible for high seas on Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures 45 in Clifton down to 37 at Walpack, these readings are more than 20 degrees cooler than this time yesterday but still a few degrees above normal. Winds are a little gusty out of the north-northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 56 AVERAGE LOW: 38

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 2020 RECORD LOW: 26 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

High pressure north of the Great Lakes will give us a sunny day today and it will be much cooler as our Indian Summer weather of the past week has ended. High temperatures today will be mainly in the upper 50s which is near normal. Winds will be a little gusty during the day and diminish tonight.

Another sunny day with seasonably cool conditions on Wednesday as high pressure will be just north of our area.

A southwesterly flow will bring milder temperatures on Thursday with continued sunny skies.

The remnants of Sub-Tropical Storm Nicole and a strong front moving in from the west will combine to give us rain heavy at times from around noon on Friday through 8 a.m. Saturday morning. At this time it looks like we should average 1-3 inches of rainfall. Temperatures will be mild with an increase in humidity.

As the storm passes our area we should have much cooler air along with rather brisk winds on Sunday.

At this time it appears much of next week will be quite cool.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 8 – Sunny, breezy and cool, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 9 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – NOV 10 – Sunny and milder, high in the mid 60s.

VETERANS DAY – NOV 11 – Mostly cloudy with rain developing by noon, rain may be heavy at times, high in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – NOV 12 – Mostly cloudy with rain mainly before 8 a.m., high in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – NOV 13 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, high near 50.

MONDAY – NOV 14 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories still possible the rest of Wednesday morning; no advisories expected Wednesday afternoon through Thursday night; gales possible Friday into Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!