Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures are seasonably cool with readings ranging from 44 in Clifton down to 38 at High Point. Winds are still a little gusty out of the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 25.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 61 AVERAGE LOW: 42

RECORD HIGH: 79 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 58 LOW: 46 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The storm that gave us the wind yesterday is moving further away off the Nova Scotia coast as high pressure builds from the Midwest. Winds will gradually diminish today and with plenty of sunshine temperatures will be a few degrees higher than yesterday.

Dry and milder Tuesday and Wednesday with plenty of sunshine both days as the high pressure builds closer to our area.

High pressure will then settle off the southeast coast and a west-southwest flow of possible record breaking warmth Thursday through Saturday. Skies will continue to be mostly clear.

A weak front may cause a shower mainly Sunday evening, temperatures with more clouds should be a little cooler.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 23 – Becoming mostly sunny, highs in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – OCT 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 25 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – OCT 26 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

FRIDAY – OCT 27 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – OCT 29 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower mainly in the evening, highs near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect until noon today for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and it continues to be mild with temperatures ranging from 52 in Clifton down to 45 at High Point. Winds are mainly from the west averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 21.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 22ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 61 AVERAGE LOW: 42

RECORD HIGH: (84 – 1979 RECORD, 12 DAYS AFTER HAVING SNOW FLURRIES) LOW: 30 – 1997

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 55 PRECIPITATION: .21″ STORM TOTAL: .93″

The strong low pressure that gave us the rain and wind is off the Canadian Maritimes as high pressure builds from the west. The pressure gradient between these systems will cause another windy day today with winds gusting 30-35 mph. Skies will be mostly cloudy and there is a slight chance of sprinkles inland.

As high pressure builds over the area on Monday it will cause less wind and more sunshine along with slightly milder temperatures. There is a chance of frost mainly further inland Monday night.

An extended period of dry weather the rest of the week with a warming trend with highs by the end of the week will be well up into the 70s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 22 – Mostly cloudy, windy and cooler, highs in the upper 50s. Winds gusting 30-35 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows in the low 40s.

MONDAY – OCT 23 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 25 – Sunny, highs in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – OCT 26 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – OCT 27 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Monday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday afternoon through Friday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and there is some fog and drizzle falling in parts of the area. Temperatures are mild with readings ranging from 57 in Clifton down to 52 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 34..

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 62 AVERAGE LOW: 43

RECORD HIGH: 79 – 2021 RECORD LOW: 30 – 1991

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 65 LOW: 53 PRECIPITATION: .72″

Low pressure just off our coast will rapidly intensify as it moves to off the New England coast today. Showers from this system should end by noontime followed by a strong northwest flow of cooler and much drier air this afternoon. Wind gusts to 35 mph are possible so there will be plenty of blowing leaves around. We may see some sunshine by late this afternoon.

Sunday will be a mostly cloudy, breezy and cool day, there is a slight chance of some afternoon showers mainly inland.

A period of nice fall weather can be expected much if not all of next week with plenty of sunshine each day. The temperatures will start off cool with even some frost possible Monday night mainly inland, then rise to above normal Tuesday through Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 21 – Showers ending by noontime, partial clearing by late this afternoon, becoming windy with gusts to 35 mph. Highs in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and windy, gusts to 35 mph, lows in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – OCT 22 – Partly sunny in the morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon, breezy with gusts to 30 mph. Highs in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – OCT 23 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 25 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

THURSDAY – OCT 26 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – OCT 27 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning has been posted effective between 2 p.m. this afternoon through 8 p.m. Sunday evening for westerly winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected Sunday night through the day on Monday; no advisories expected Monday night through Thursday.

Have a nice weekend but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Friday morning and there is some light rain falling in parts of the area. Temperatures are milder than the last few mornings with readings ranging from 56 in Clifton down to 50 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm or light southerly. The air quality is good with an index of 33.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 62 AVERAGE LOW: 43

RECORD HIGH: 81 – 2021 RECORD LOW: 29 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68 LOW: 46 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A low pressure system will give us cloudy skies today with showers and possibly some thunderstorms today and tonight. High temperatures will be mainly in the 60s. Rainfall amounts will average about one inch.

Mostly cloudy on Saturday but it looks like most of the showers will be before 8 a.m. and we may see some clearing late in the day along with gusty winds.

Low pressure will then move off the New England coast and intensify on Sunday. Much cooler air with a gusty northwest wind to 35 knots can be expected along with partly sunny skies.

Mainly dry and gradually becoming milder through much of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 20 – Showers with a chance of an isolated thunderstorm, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and a chance of an isolated thunderstorms, low in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – OCT 21 – Showers likely mainly in the morning, with partial clearing late in the day and becoming windy, highs in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 22 – Partly sunny, windy and cooler, highs in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – OCT 23 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 24 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 25 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

THURSDAY – OCT 26 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 15 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 7 a.m. Saturday until 8 p.m. Saturday night; a gale watch has been posted effective between 8 p.m. Saturday night through 8 p.m. Sunday night; small craft advisories likely to continue through early Monday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 46 in Clifton down to 38 at Hackettstown and Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 40.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 62 AVERAGE LOW: 44

RECORD HIGH: 84 – 2016 RECORD LOW: 30 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 48 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure moving off the coast will give us one more day of dry weather, skies will be mostly sunny and temperatures will be mild with highs in the upper 60s to near 70. Increasing clouds tonight.

A low pressure system will give us showers on Friday with only a chance of showers on Saturday as the low moves offshore.

Sunday will be cool and quite breezy as the low pressure moves to off the Canadian Maritimes and high pressure builds from the west.

Monday through Wednesday should be dry. It will be cool on Monday with some frost possible inland Monday night. Temperatures will moderate and be above normal by Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 19 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers after 5 a.m., lows in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – OCT 20 – Showers, highs in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 21 – Showers likely before 8 a.m. then a chance of showers during the rest of the day, highs in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 22 – Partly sunny, breezy and cooler, highs in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – OCT 23 – Sunny, highs in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – OCT 24 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 25 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Winds becoming southerly to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories for Friday; advisories expected for Saturday with gales possible Saturday afternoon through Sunday; no advisories expected for Monday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!