Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and there is some frost in our area. Temperatures range from the upper 30s in Clifton down to the mid 20s further inland winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 57 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1982 RECORD LOW: 28 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 70 (Shortly after midnight) LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: .38″

High pressure will build over the area today giving us a mostly sunny and cool day with seasonably cool temperatures and light winds.

A weak cold front will come through tonight with only a few clouds. The day on Sunday will again be mostly sunny with seasonably cool temperatures and light winds.

Next week will be mainly dry, temperatures will continue to be seasonably cool expect a little above normal on Tuesday. Much colder weather is expected Friday into next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 2 – Areas of frost this morning then becoming sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

SUNDAY – NOV 3 – Some frost in the morning, sunny, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – NOV 5 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – NOV 7 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – NOV 8 – Mostly sunny and colder, high only in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Light and variable winds, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2019.

The average temperature was 3.5 degrees above normal making this the 5th warmest October since I started records in 1973. The highest temperature was 92 degrees on the 2nd which was the hottest October temperature. The lowest temperature was 39 degrees on the 19th. Precipitation totalled 9.77 making this the second wettest October since 1973.

Have a nice weekend!

Good morning!

Skies have become mostly clear early on this Friday morning as the cold front that caused heavy rain and wind early this morning has moved to our east. Temperatures have fallen to the mid 40s in Clifton down to the upper 30s further inland. Winds are quite gusty out of the northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 58 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 82 – 1974 RECORD LOW: 33 – 2016

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 72 (Tied record) LOW: 60 PRECIPITATION: 1.13″

High pressure will be building into our area as the cold front moves further offshore, strong gusty northwest winds to 45 mph are possible mainly this morning and a wind advisory is in effect. High temperatures will be in the 50s and drop to the 30s tonight with some frost likely.

Dry weather with light winds and seasonably cool temperatures is expected this weekend.

Dry weather should persist most of next week, temperatures will be slightly below normal on Monday, slightly above normal Tuesday and Wednesday and then fall to below normal readings late in the week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 1 – Wind advisory in effect until noon. Sunny, high in the mid 50s, winds possibly gusting to 45 mph this morning diminishing this afternoon.

TONIGHT – Clear and chilly with some frost likely, low in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 4 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – NOV 5 – Mostly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 6 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – NOV 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until noon today for westerly winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 7-12 feet. winds and seas diminishing this afternoon.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected tonight through the day on Saturday; possible small craft advisories Saturday night into Sunday; no advisories expected for Monday and Tuesday.

Happy November!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and rain is falling in many parts of the area, temperatures are unseasonably mild with readings near 60 in Clifton down to the mid 50s further inland, winds are light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 31ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 58 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 72 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 25 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 56 PRECIPITATION: .07″

A southerly flow ahead of a strong cold front approaching from the west will cause showers today, temperatures will be unseasonably mild with highs reaching the 70s. There may be a break in the rain later this afternoon into this evening but winds will pick up from the south and become gusty. The front will move through around midnight possibly accompanied by heavy rain and strong gusty winds and followed by a westerly flow of much cooler air by Friday morning.

Sunshine returns on Friday but it will be a breezy and cool.

Dry weather is expected for this weekend with temperatures a little below normal.

Mainly dry weather next week, temperatures will be slightly below normal on Monday and slightly above normal Tuesday and Wednesday.

Much cooler weather is expected for the end of next week into next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 31 – Cloudy and unseasonably mild with showers, high in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of evening showers then showers and a chance of thunderstorms around midnight, low in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – NOV 1 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 4 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – NOV 5 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 6 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 9 a.m. this morning until 6 p.m. this evening. A gale warning has been posted effective between 6 p.m. this evening until 10 a.m. Friday morning. Winds southeast gusting to 30 knots today and 40 knots this evening, seas building to 7-11 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft conditions the the day on Friday; no advisories expected Friday night through the day on Saturday; possible small craft advisories Saturday night into the day on Sunday; no advisories expected Sunday night through Monday.

Happy Halloween!

Good morning!

Cloudy skies persist early on this Wednesday morning and there is still some drizzle and fog in parts of the area, temperatures are mild with readings ranging form the mid 50s in Clifton down to the low 50s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 76 – 2016 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: .11″

A weak low pressure offshore will continue to give us cloudy skies today with some drizzle especially this morning, temperatures will be milder with highs about ten degrees higher than yesterday. There will be a chance of a shower this evening but more showers are expected after midnight.

Very mild with showers on Halloween but models have shown that there may be a dry slot ahead of a strong cold front so there is a good chance that there won’t be any rain for the trick or treaters tomorrow evening. Temperatures will be quite mild with highs near 70 degrees very mild conditions persisting into the evening. A strong cold front will come through around midnight with some brief heavy showers and strong gusty winds.

Friday will be breezy and much cooler but with sunshine returning.

At this point the weekend looks to be dry and cool with less wind.

Dry and seasonably cool on Monday followed by milder tempertures on Tuesday along with a chance of a shower.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 30 – Cloudy with a chance of morning drizzle and patchy fog, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Chance of evening shower then showers after midnight, low in the upper 50s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Cloudy with showers, high in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – NOV 1 – Chance of morning showers then becoming sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 4 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – NOV 5 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower, high near 60.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast wind to 8 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective from 9 a.m. Thursday until 6 p.m. Thursday evening; a gale watch has been posted effective form 6 p.m. Thursday evening until 10 a.m. Friday morning; no advisories expected Friday evening through Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and there are some patches of drizzle or mist falling in parts of our area. Temperatures are on the mild side once again with readings ranging from the low 50s in Clifton down to the upper 40s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 29TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 72 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 27 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: NONE

NOTE: Today is the 7th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy and the 8th anniversary of the October snowstorm that dumped around 6 inches of snow that caused many power outages due to the snow falling on trees that still had most of their leaves.

High pressure off the New England coast will give us an onshore flow today which will cause cloudy skies most of the day and night with occasional drizzle or light rain, high temperatures will be near normal.

Clouds and a chance of drizzle again on Wednesday, a more southerly flow will bring milder temperatures into our area.

A frontal system will move into our area on Halloween and move off the coast Friday morning. Rain from this system will be heavy especially on Halloween night into early Friday morning.

Clearing later Friday and it will become cooler.

Dry and cool weather is expected over the weekend into early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 29 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, low in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high in the upper 60s, showers likely after midnight.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Cloudy with showers, high near 70.

FRIDAY – NOV 1 – Cloudy with showers early then becoming mostly sunny, early highs in the 60s falling to the 50s in the afternoon.

SATURDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 4 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast wind to 12 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected for Wednesday; advisories expected Thursday and Friday; no advisories expected for Saturday or Sunday.

Happy Birthday to my son and my blog’s administrator Jared!