Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are quite cold with readings ranging from the mid teens in Clifton down to 5 degrees further inland, winds are mainly calm.

Arctic high pressure will build into our area today giving us a mostly sunny day with high temperatures only reaching the freezing point.

Wednesday will be even colder with highs only in the 20s and the winds will be stronger bringing wind chills down to the single digits.

Another very cold day on Thursday with a chance of flurries, winds will be lighter.

Not as cold on Friday and a weak disturbance will give us a low chance of light snow Friday night.

Milder weather on Saturday and we should remain dry but low pressure will give us a good chance of rain on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 5 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid teens.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 6 – Increasing cloudiness, breezy and very cold, high only in the upper 20s. Chance of flurries at night.

THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of flurries, high near 30.

FRIDAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s, chance of light snow at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 9 – Mostly sunny and not as cold, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 11 – Partly sunny and mild, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West wind to 11 knots seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective from 6 p.m. this evening until 4 a.m. Thursday morning; no advisories expected Thursday through the day on Saturday; possible small craft advisories Saturday night into Sunday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from the low 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are light. 7.5 inches of snow fell overnight.

The low pressure that gave us the heaviest snowfall of the season is moving offshore as high pressure builds into the area. We will see sunshine by later this morning and high temperatures will reach to near 40 degrees that will help melt some of the snow.

Unseasonably cold but dry weather Tuesday through Thursday as Arctic high pressure moves into our area. Wednesday will be the coldest day with highs only in the 20s and will drop down to around 10 degrees at night.

Not as cold on Friday with only a slight chance of rain or snow.

Milder for the upcoming weekend, Saturday will be dry but there is a chance of rain or snow on Sunday as a low pressure moves toward our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 4 – Becoming mostly sunny, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low around 20.

TUESDAY – MAR 5 – Sunny and cold, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly sunny and quite cold, high in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Partly sunny and cold, high near 30.

FRIDAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – MAR 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday and Wednesday; possible small craft advisories for Thursday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are on the mild side ranging from the mid 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are light southwesterly.

Low pressure will be moving up the coast and then out to sea south of Long Island tomorrow morning. Precipitation will start off as light rain mainly after 4 p.m. but change to snow by early this evening and continue heavy at times before ending by 4 a.m. tomorrow morning, snow accumulations of 4-8 inches are likely and a winter storm warning is in effect.

We should see clearing skies by Monday afternoon and it will be seasonably cold.

Much below normal temperatures Tuesday through Thursday and we should remain dry except for possibly some snow flurries on Wednesday.

Slightly milder by Friday and another low pressure will give us a chance of rain or snow Friday night into Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 3 – Cloudy with rain likely after 4 p.m., high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Snow, possibly heavy at times ending by 4 a.m. low in the upper 20s.

MONDAY – MAR 4 – Cloudy in the morning then partial clearing, high near 40.

TUESDAY – MAR 5 – Sunny and cold, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly sunny and quite cold, high in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Mostly sunny and cold, high in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s, chance of snow at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high near 40.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest wind to 9 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective from 1 a.m. Monday morning until 1 a.m Tuesday morning; no advisories expected during the day on Tuesday; with small craft conditions expected Tuesday night into Wednesday with gale gusts possible.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Snow is falling moderately early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from around 30 in Clifton down to the mid 20s further inland, winds are light northerly. Snow accumulation since midnight is around 3 inches.

Low pressure will move offshore today and the snow should end by 8-9 a.m. with another inch of snow likely. Some sunshine this afternoon along with highs near 40 will help melt some of the snowfall before our next storm.

Sunday will be cloudy with a chance of light rain in the afternoon changing to snow at night as a stronger low pressure moves off the coast. A winter storm watch is in effect for possible accumulations of 4-8 inches. the snow should end by daybreak on Monday.

Cold Arctic air will be with us from Monday night through at least Thursday with temperatures well below normal for early March, we should stay dry except for a chance of flurries on Wednesday.

Another low pressure system will give us a chance of rain or snow on Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 2 – Snow ending by 9 a.m., mostly cloudy with a high near 40, total accumulation 3-4 inches.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low around 30.

SUNDAY – MAR 3 – Partly sunny in the morning then a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the low 40s. Snow at night possibly heavy at times, accumulations of 4-8 inches likely.

MONDAY – MAR 4 – Snow ending around daybreak, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, high in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 5 – Sunny and cold, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 6 – Partly sunny and cold, high only in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Sunny and cold, high in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny in the morning then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the afternoon, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots this morning diminishing this afternoon, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Sunday; small craft advisories expected Sunday night through the day on Monday; no advisories expected Monday night; small craft advisories likely Tuesday and Wednesday.

FEBRUARY 2019 CLIFTON CLIMATE SUMMARY:

Average temperature was 34.3 degrees which was 1.5 degrees above normal; Highest temperature was 67 degrees set on the 5th, lowest temperature was 6 degrees on the 1st. Precipitation totaled 3.01 inches which is near normal. Snowfall was below normal with only 4.6 inches accumulating.

METEOROLOGICAL WINTER – DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY

Temperatures were slightly above normal. Precipitation totaled 14.79 inches which was above normal. Snowfall was well below normal with 8.5 inches accumulating. Looks like we will pass that snowfall amount in the first 3 days of March.

Despite the snowy weather try to have a nice weekend!

Good morning!

Snow is falling across the area early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from the mid 20s in Clifton down to the mid teens further inland, winds are light northerly.

Snow will end by 7 a.m. with accumulations of around an inch. During the day we will have mostly cloudy skies and temperatures reaching to the upper 30s as the weak low pressure moves offshore.

Another weak low pressure will likely give us more accumulating snow from late tonight into tomorrow morning, another 1-3 inches are likely.

Dry weather can be expected from Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning but a stronger low pressure will give us rain from late Sunday afternoon changing to snow at night. Accumulations will depend on the track of the storm with significant snowfall possible especially across inland areas. The precipitation will end by Monday afternoon.

Dry and unseasonably cold weather for early March Tuesday through Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 1 – Cloudy with snow ending early this morning, high in the upper 30s, accumulation around an inch.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with snow developing tonight, low around 30. Accumulations of 1-3 inches likely.

SATURDAY – MAR 2 – Cloudy with snow ending in the morning, high near 40.

SUNDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely in the afternoon, high in the low 40s, rain changing to snow at night, significant snow accumulations possible especially inland.

MONDAY – MAR 4 – Snow ending in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, high near 40.

TUESDAY – MAR 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly sunny, high only in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect from 4 p.m. this afternoon until 6 p.m. Saturday evening for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas building to 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories possible Saturday afternoon through the day on Sunday; small craft advisories likely Sunday night through Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Happy Meteorological Spring!