Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 34 in Clifton down to 24 at Pequest, Hackettstown and Sandyston. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 55.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 52 AVERAGE LOW: 34

RECORD HIGH: 73 – 1985 RECORD LOW: 17 – 1986

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 48 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: .06″

High pressure over the area will give us a mostly sunny and cool day today with light winds.

Friday will be a little milder as the high pressure moves off the coast. We will have an increase in clouds with rain likely at night as a frontal system moves through our area.

The weekend looks to be mainly dry with near seasonable temperatures.

Monday looks to be dry and a little milder as high pressure builds into the area.

Another frontal system will give us a chance of rain Tuesday afternoon with rain likely at night.

Still a chance of rain on Wednesday with mild temperatures with highs approaching 60 degrees.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 20 – Mostly sunny, highs near 50.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, lows in the upper 30s.

FRIDAY – NOV 21 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 50s, rain likely at night.

SATURDAY – NOV 22 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 23 – Mostly sunny, highs near 50.

MONDAY – NOV 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – NOV 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, highs in the mid 50s, chance of rain at night.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 26 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST:

TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected on Friday; possible advisories during the day on Saturday; no advisories expected Saturday night through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and light rain is falling in the Clifton area that may be mixed with snow across the higher elevations to our north and west. Temperatures range from 37 in Clifton down to 31 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 44.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 53 AVERAGE LOW: 34

RECORD HIGH: 65 – 1985 RECORD LOW: 18 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW 34 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak low pressure to our south will move offshore this morning giving us some light rain that may be mixed with some light snow across higher elevations further inland. Skies should become mostly sunny this afternoon. Temperatures will be cool but the winds again will be light. Rainfall amounts will be less than a tenth of an inch.

High pressure then builds into our area on Thursday giving us a mostly sunny and cool day with light winds.

A weak low pressure system will approach the area on Friday, it will be mostly cloudy during the day with slightly milder temperatures. A chance of rain Friday night into Saturday as the low moves through our area.

High pressure will dominate our weather Sunday through early next week giving us dry conditions with temperatures a little above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 19 – Cloudy this morning with some light rain becoming mostly sunny by this afternoon, highs in the upper 40s. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the low 30s.

THURSDAY – NOV 20 – Mostly sunny, highs near 50.

FRIDAY – NOV 21 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 50s, chance of rain at night.

SATURDAY – NOV 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 23 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – NOV 25 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Skies are clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are seasonably cool with readings ranging from 35 in Clifton down to 26 at Pequest. Winds are light mainly from the southwest. The air quality is good with an index of 23.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 53 AVERAGE LOW: 35

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2021 RECORD LOW: 20 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 44 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The storm over the Atlantic part of Canada that gave us the strong winds the last couple of days is moving further away as high pressure builds closer to our area. We will have less wind today along with an increase in clouds.

A weak low pressure area will move to our south but may be close enough to give us light rain after midnight tonight that may be mixed with snow across the higher elevations to our north and west.

A chance of light rain Wednesday morning then remaining mostly cloudy with cool temperatures and continued light winds.

Thursday should be dry and cool as high pressure builds into our area.

Another low pressure system will give us a chance of rain on Friday along with milder temperatures.

The weekend looks dry with near normal temperatures as another high pressure builds into our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 18 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, lows in the mid 30s. Rainfall amounts less than 1/10th of an inch.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 19 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 50.

THURSDAY – NOV 20 – Partly sunny, highs near 50.

FRIDAY – NOV 21 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – NOV 22 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 23 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West winds to 15 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures are cool with readings ranging from 34 in Clifton down to 26 at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the west. The air quality is good with an index of 38.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 53 AVERAGE LOW: 35

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 2023 RECORD LOW: 23 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 54 LOW 38 PRECIPITATION: .12″ ICE PELLETS – TRACE (GRAUPEL)

Today will be a mostly sunny day and windy, but the winds will not be a strong as yesterday as the low pressure over eastern Canada combines with high pressure to our west to give us a westerly flow of chilly air. Wind gusts to 35 mph.

Another mostly sunny day on Tuesday with diminishing winds. A weak low pressure will move to our south giving us a slight chance of rain Tuesday night that may be mixed with snow inland.

Mainly dry and cool Wednesday and Thursday with light winds as high pressure builds closer to our area.

A frontal system on Friday will likely give us some rain along with slightly milder temperatures.

At this point the weekend looks to be mainly dry with temperatures a little above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 17 – Mostly sunny and windy, highs in the upper 40s, wind gusts to 35 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and breezy, lows in the low 30s, wind gusts to 25 mph.

TUESDAY – NOV 18 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the upper 40s, wind gusts to 20 mph.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 19 – Partly sunny, highs near 50.

THURSDAY – NOV 20 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 50.

FRIDAY – NOV 21 – Cloudy with rain likely, mainly in the morning, highs in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – NOV 22 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 23 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for westerly winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday; advisories possible for Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are mild with readings ranging from 50 in Clifton down to 40 at Hackettstown. Winds are light from the southwest. The air quality is moderate with an index of 58. The overnight rain ended around 2:30 a.m.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 16TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 54 AVERAGE LOW: 35

RECORD HIGH: 74 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 19 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 53 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: .10″

A frontal system is moving through the area this morning followed by a strong westerly flow of cooler air. Temperatures in the low 50s this morning will fall to the 40s by sunset. Wind gusts to 40 mph are likely. Skies will become mostly sunny by this afternoon.

The strong low over eastern Canada along with high pressure building from the southwest will continued to give us dry but cool weather Monday and Tuesday. Winds will still be gusty but not as strong as today.

Dry weather with cool temperatures and much less wind Wednesday through the day on Thursday as high pressure moves closer to our area.

Chances of rain Thursday night through Saturday as another frontal system approaches our area however temperatures will be milder.

Looking ahead at this point next week should be rather mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 16 – Becoming sunny and windy with early temperatures in the low 50s falling to the mid 40s by sunset. Wind gusts to 40 mph.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and windy, lows in the mid 30s, wind gusts to 35 mph.

MONDAY – NOV 17 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the mid 40s, wind gusts to 32 mph.

TUESDAY – NOV 18 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the upper 40s, wind gusts to 20 mph.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 19 – Partly sunny, highs near 50.

THURSDAY – NOV 20 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 50s, chance of rain at night.

FRIDAY – NOV 21 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – NOV 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Monday evening for westerly winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!