Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and it is quite cool with temperatures ranging from 50 in Clifton down to 42 at Sandyston. Winds are light from the northeast. The air quality is good with an index of 33.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 71 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 89 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 38 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 61 LOW: 53 PRECIPITATION: .01″

NOTE: On this day in 1985 Hurricane Gloria gave our area heavy rain and damaging winds.

High pressure building down from eastern Canada will finally give us sunshine for the first time since last Friday. Temperatures will be cool with most highs in the mid-upper 60s.

The strong high pressure will move off the New England coast on Thursday, temperatures will continue to be slightly below normal.

A coastal front is likely to give us showers on Friday with some heavy rain possible. Winds will pick up from the northeast.

High pressure will then dominate our weather for the weekend with plenty of sunshine each day, highs on Saturday will be near 70 but rise to well up into the 70s on Sunday.

Well above normal temperatures and mostly dry conditions through most of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – SEP 28 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – SEP 29 – Cloudy with showers likely and possibly some thunderstorms, highs in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – SEP 30 – Partly sunny, highs near 70.

SUNDAY – OCT 1 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MONDAY – OCT 2 – Sunny, highs near 80.

TUESDAY – OCT 3 – Mostly sunny, highs near 80.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. Friday morning for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 6-9 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories expected to continue Friday through Sunday.

Enjoy the sunshine today but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and there are some light showers in parts of the area. Temperatures range from 57 in Clifton down to 50 at High Point. Winds are mainly from the northeast! The air quality is moderate with an index of 55.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 71 AVERAGE LOW: 54

RECORD HIGH: 90 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 42 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 55 PRECIPITATION: .74″ STORM TOTAL: 2.75″

The remnants of Ex-Tropical Storm Ophelia is slowly moving to our south and weakening but will still cause cloudy skies again with a low chance of a morning shower.

The sun will finally appear on Wednesday with dry weather continuing on Thursday, temperatures will be a bit below normal.

A trough of low pressure will give us another chance of showers on Friday with some heavy rain possible.

At this point the weekend looks dry with a warming trend that will extend into early next week. Monday’s highs may approach 80 degrees.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 26 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain mainly this morning, highs in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower, lows in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – SEP 28 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – SEP 29 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – SEP 30 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 1 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 2 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northeast winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 8-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected to continue Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy with rain falling along with patchy fog. Temperatures range from 57 in Clifton down to 53 at High Point. Winds continue gusty out of the northeast. The air quality is good with an index of 26.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 72 AVERAGE LOW: 54

RECORD HIGH: 90 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 38 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 62 LOW: 57 PRECIPITATION: .91″

The remnants of ex-tropical storm Ophelia will continue to give us another cool, wet and dreary day today with no sunshine. Another 1/2-1 inch of rainfall is likely through tonight. Winds will continue to be gusty out of the northeast.

The remains of Ophelia will weaken and move offshore on Tuesday but it should remain mostly cloudy with only a low chance of a morning shower.

High pressure to our north will give us a mostly sunny day on Wednesday with continued below normal temperatures.

A weak trough in the area will give us another chance of showers Thursday and Friday.

At this point the weekend looks dry with somewhat milder temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 25 – Rain with widespread fog, breezy, highs in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with widespread fog and a chance of rain, lows in the mid 50s

TUESDAY – SEP 26 – Chance of a morning shower then remaining mostly cloudy, highs in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY -SEP 28 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening showers, highs in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – SEP 29 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – SEP 30 – Partly sunny, chance of a morning shower, highs in the low 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 1 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday evening for northeast winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 6-11 feet.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories expected on Wednesday; advisories still possible Thursday and Friday.

Despite this continued dreary weather try to have a nice day.

I want to wish my wife Joan a happy 46th anniversary. It was one of the chilliest September days with a high of only 56 with around 1 1/2″ of rain. But the weather was lucky for us!

Good morning everyone!

Rain is falling over much of the area early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from 58 in Clifton down to 51 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northeast. The air quality is good with an index of 26.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 73 AVERAGE LOW: 54

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 38 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 62 LOW: 54 PRECIPITATION: 1.10″

The remnants of Ophelia will slowly move north and will continue to give us periods of rain again today, winds will be a little lighter than yesterday and high temperatures should not be as chilly with highs in the mid 60s.

The remnants of Ophelia will then move off the Jersey coast on Monday and will still give us cloudy and cool conditions with showers.

Strong high pressure will then build into the area on Tuesday and be with us much of the rest of this week, temperatures will be below normal through Thursday and then near normal on Friday and Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 24 – Showers with an isolated thunderstorm, rain may be heavy at times, highs in the mid 60s, Wind gusts to 25 mph.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and isolated thunderstorms, low in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – SEP 25 – Cloudy with rain likely, highs in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – SEP 26 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, highs in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – SEP 28 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – SEP 29 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

SATURDAY – SEP 30 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect for easterly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 10 feet subsiding to 5 feet by this evening;

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories likely to continue for Monday and Tuesday; advisories still possible on Wednesday.

Despite this lousy weather try to have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Rain has just begun in the area early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from 55 in Clifton down to 49 at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the northeast. The air quality is good with an index of 31.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 73 AVERAGE LOW: 55

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 42 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 72 LOW: 56 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Tropical storm Ophelia is moving on shore in North Carolina and will move slowly northward over the weekend before dissipating by Sunday night. Rain from this system has moved into the area and we should see periods of rain possibly heavy at times today along with gusty northwest winds to 35 mph. Sunday we will have showers and possibly some thunderstorms with winds slowly decreasing. Rainfall amounts this weekend will average 1-3 inches. High temperatures will be only near 60 today and in the mid 60s on Sunday. Not an ideal start to autumn that began at 2:50 a.m. this morning.

Still a chance of showers on Monday as there will be some lingering moisture in the area.

Mainly dry and cool weather Tuesday through Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 23 – Rain and windy with rain possibly heavy at times, cool with highs only near 60, winds gusting to 35 mph.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain in the evening then showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight, breezy with gusts to 30 mph, lows in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – SEP 24 – Cloudy with showers and isolated thunderstorms, breezy, highs in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – SEP 25 – Cloudy with showers likely mainly in the morning, highs in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – SEP 26 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – SEP 28 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – SEP 29 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: A storm warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northeast winds gusting to 50 knots, seas 9-14 feet. minor to moderate coastal flooding expected.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories likely Sunday through Tuesday and still possible on Wednesday.

Despite the rain and wind try to have a nice weekend! And Happy Autumn!