Temperatures this Friday morning are in the low 20s but the wind has died down so it feel as cold as the last couple of days. The storm system that caused very heavy snow in the middle of the country will approach our area with clouds increasing throughout the day today. Precipitation will begin before daybreak on Saturday, it will start out as some light snow that will change to rain by mid-morning, little or no accumulation is expected except maybe in the high elevations inland. Rain will be steady and heavier by Saturday afternoon and will persist into Sunday and may change briefly to snow before ending around mid-day Sunday, about an inch of rain is expected.
Monday will be pleasant with dry conditions and temperatures reaching the mid 40s..
Then another storm system will give us a repeat of the weekend weather on Tuesday and Wednesday with mostly rain but again it may start out as some snow. Dry weather returns next Thursday with near normal temperatures.

The forecast: Today – Increasing cloudiness, high in the upper 30s.
Tonight – Cloudy with light snow developing before da break, low in the the low 30s
Saturday – Precipitation changing to all rain by mid-morning, high in the low 40s.
Sunday – Rain may mix with snow before ending around noon, high in the mid 40s.
Monday – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.
Tuesday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, may begin as snow, high in the mid 40s.
Wednesday – Rain ending by the afternoon, high in the mid 40s.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

Marine Forecast: Today – North wind to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.
Outlook – Small craft advisories may be needed over the weekend and again on Tuesday and Wednesday.

T.G.I.F.

Another chilly start as temperatures are in the low 20s in the Clifton area. Today’s weather will be very similar to yesterdays’ with chilly temperatures rising only into the 30s with partly sunny skies and gusty winds.
On Friday there will be increasing cloudiness but with much less wind and temperatures a couple of degrees higher.
On the weekend we will have mostly rain from a storm system but it may start out and end as snow especially inland. Most precipitation will fall Saturday morning into Sunday morning.
Monday will be dry and a little milder.
Another storm system should give us another round of precipitation on Tuesday and Wednesday and again most of this should fall as rain but snow further inland.

The forecast: Today – Partly sunny, windy and cold, high in the mid 30s.
Tonight – Mostly clear, low in the low 20s.
Friday – Increasing cloudiness, high near 40.
Saturday – Rain which may begin as snow in the morning, high in the low 40s.
Sunday – Rain possibly ending as snow in the morning, high in the low 40s.
Monday – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.
Tuesday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers, high in the mid 40s.
Wednesday – Partly sunny, a chance of morning rain or snow showers, high in the mid 40s.

Marine forecast: Gale warnings through this evening, west to northwest winds to 35 knots, seas up to 7 feet.
Outlook – Conditions falling below small craft advisory levels on Friday but may be needed again on the weekend before falling below SCA levels on Monday!

Enjoy the day!

The rain has moved offshore and drier and colder weather is moving into the area on strong west winds. Today we will have partly to mostly cloudy skies with even some snow flurries that may give a coating in the Poconos and northwest New Jersey. Still cold and windy on Thursday.
A storm developing to our southwest will move into our area by the beginning of the weekend with rain and or snow, the best chances of snow will be inland with mostly rain at the coast, too early to be specific with details.
Drier weather returns on Monday but another storm system may give us rain or snow again next Tuesday.

The forecast: Today – Partly sunny with a chance of a snow flurry, windy with highs only in the mid 30s.
Tonight – Partly cloudy and windy, low around 20.
Thursday – Mostly cloudy in the morning, mostly sunny in the afternoon, high in the upper 30s.
Friday – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of snow or rain by evening, high in the low 40s.
Saturday – Cloudy with snow or rain likely, high in the low 40s.
Sunday – Cloudy with snow or rain mostly in the morning, high in the low 40s.
Monday – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.
Tuesday – Cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

Marine Forecast: Gale warnings until late tonight – West wind to 40 knots, seas up to 6 feet.
Outlook – Small craft advisories likely on Thursday and again on the weekend.

Have a happy hump day!

This morning is about 15 degrees warmer than yesterday with temperatures in the upper 20s. Clouds will increase this morning with rain showers this afternoon and evening. Colder and windy on Wednesday but not as brutal as we had on Sunday. Thursday will be less windy but remain cold and dry. Bit milder on Friday with increasing clouds. On the weekend another storm system will be influencing our weather with rain or snow, the type of precipitation will depend on the track and strength of this storm. Dry and milder weather for next Monday.

The forecast: Today – Increasing cloudiness with rain showers developing this afternoon, high in the upper 40s.
Tonight – Showers till around 9PM then gradual clearing, low in the upper 20s.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny and windy, high in the mid 30s.
Thursday – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.
Friday – Partly sunny during the day with a high in the low 40s. Rain or snow at night.
Saturday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the low 40s.
Sunday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the low 40s
Monday – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

Marine Forecast: Small craft advisory from 10am today till 6am on Thursday: Today south winds becoming west, gusts to 30 knots, seas up to 7 feet.
Outlook – Small craft advisory likely through Thursday then diminish below advisory levels on Friday but may be needed again on the weekend.

Have a good day!

Temperatures this morning are mainly in the mid-teens and winds have diminished somewhat from last night, yesterday evening was especially harsh with the winds gusting to 40MPH and temperatures in the teens, wind chills were well below zero. Plenty of sunshine today with further diminishing winds will make today feel considerably better than yesterday although high temperatures in the 30s are still below normal for this time of year.
On Tuesday a frontal system will cause precipitation in the afternoon but with a southerly flow setting up all that falls will be in the form of rain with temperatures rising well up into the 40s.
This warm up will be short lived as the air behind the front is cold and the winds will increase for Wednesday and Thursday but it would be as brutal as yesterday. and the days will feature plenty of sunshine.
The next chance of precipitation will be Friday night and Saturday, the computer models are not in agreement so it is hard to forecast details but as of now it appears that the precipitation will start off as snow and then change to rain as temperatures rise into the 40s. Dry with slightly above normal temperatures on Sunday .

The forecast: Today – Sunny with diminishing winds, high in the mid 30s.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, not as cold as last night, low in the mid 20s.
Tuesday – Becoming cloudy with rain showers from the afternoon into the evening, high in the upper 40s.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.
Thursday – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.
Friday – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow toward evening, high near 40.
Saturday – Chance of snow changing to rain, mostly cloudy, high in the low 40s.
Sunday – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

Marine Forecast: Small craft advisory till noon today, northwest winds to 30 knots diminishing, seas 6 feet this morning lowering this afternoon to 4 feet..
Outlook – Small craft advisories likely will be needed from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday.

Have a great Presidents’ Day!