Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and early temperatures range from 41 in Clifton down to 31 at Walpack, Pequest and Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 17 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 30 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak frontal system approaching from the west will cause mostly cloudy skies with only a low chance of some afternoon and evening showers or sprinkles. Temperatures will be quite mild with highs near 60.

The front will be offshore on Saturday and we will have a mostly sunny day with seasonably mild temperatures.

Cooler on Sunday and despite plenty of sunshine highs will be only in the low 40s.

Quiet weather much of next week with only a low chance of a shower late Thursday into Friday. Temperatures will be near seasonable levels on Monday then rise to above normal readings the rest of the week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers mainly after 5 p.m., high near 60.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance of a light shower mainly before 8 p.m., low in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – MAR 18 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 19 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 20 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – MAR 21 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 22 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – MAR 23 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect valid between 10 a.m. this morning through 6 a.m. Saturday morning for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday evening; no advisories expected late Sunday night through Tuesday.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and early temperatures range from 31 in Clifton down to 22 at Pequest. Winds are from the northwest averaging 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 16TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 79 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 12 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 44 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a milder day with much less wind along with partly sunny skies as high pressure builds from the southeast states. highs will be mainly in the mid 50s.

Friday will be a mostly cloudy day but it will be quite mild with highs approaching 60. A weak cold front moving through will give us a low chance of showers late Friday afternoon and at night.

High pressure will then build into our area gives us a nice day on Saturday with near seasonable temperatures.

Sunday will be cooler and breezy along with mostly sunny skies.

Dry weather will prevail Monday through Wednesday with seasonably mild temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 16 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

FRIDAY – MAR 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 3 p.m., high near 60.

SATURDAY – MAR 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 20 – Sunny, high near 50.

TUESDAY – MAR 21 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

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

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and early temperatures range from 33 in Clifton down to 25 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the west-northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 15TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 36 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: .26: SNOW: 0.3″

The storm that gave us the rain and snow yesterday has move to the gulf of Maine as high pressure builds from the west. Skies will become mostly sunny today with highs in the 40s, however strong gusty winds 35-40 mph will make it feel more than 10 degrees colder.

After a chilly early morning it will become milder as the high pressure moves to the southeast states and we will have a return south-southwest flow on Thursday. After early morning lows near 30 temperatures will rise to the 50s in the afternoon with much less wind than today.

Friday will be mild again but we will have a chance of showers mainly after 5 p.m.

An extended period of dry weather is expected Saturday through Tuesday. Saturday will still be mild but it will be cooler and breezy on Sunday with milder weather returning for Monday and Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 15 – Becoming sunny, windy and cool, high in the mid 40s, wind gusting to 35 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and breezy, low near 30.

THURSDAY – MAR 16 – Mostly sunny and milder, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 5 p.m., high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – MAR 18 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 20 – Sunny, high near 50.

TUESDAY – MAR 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northwest winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK; Small craft advisories likely Wednesday night; advisories still possible Thursday morning; no advisories expected Thursday afternoon and night; advisories expected Friday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and there is some light rain or drizzle falling over the Clifton area, however further inland the precipitation has changed to snow. Early temperatures range from 35 in Clifton down to 29 at High Point. Winds are from the northwest averaging 5-10 mph.

Clifton’s Almanac for March 14th:

Average High: 48. Average Low: 31

Record High: 73 – 2007. Record Low: 11 – 1993

Yesterday’s High: 41 Low: 36. Precipitation: .57″

A strong coastal low pressure off the Long Island coast will give our area rain that should change to all snow around sunrise and continue through early this evening. Accumulations here will average 2-4 inches mainly on colder surfaces, however further inland especially across higher elevations to our north and west will have amounts of 6-12 inches across the Poconos and the Hudson Valley. Winds will increase through the day with gusts over 40 mph likely.

We will dry out on Wednesday but it will continue to be very windy as the low pressure moves away and high pressure builds from the west. Again gusts may be over 40 mph. Temperatures will be seasonably cool.

Milder weather Thursday through Saturday with most highs in the mid 50s. Showers are likely from late Friday afternoon into Saturday morning.

Sunday will be dry but breezy and cooler.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 14 – Rain changing to snow around sunrise, high near 40, northwest winds will increase with gusts to 35 mph.

TONIGHT – Snow likely in the evening then a chance of snow showers after midnight, low in the low 30s, winds gusting to 40 mph. Total snow accumulations 2-4 inches mainly on colder surfaces.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 15 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, high in the mid 40s, wind gust to 45 mph possible.

THURSDAY – MAR 16 – Mostly sunny and milder, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 17 – Cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon and at night, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – MAR 18 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, highs in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 20 – Sunny, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday evening for northwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisory likely Wednesday night; advisories possible during the day on Thursday; no advisories expected Thursday night; advisories likely on Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and there is some light rain or drizzle falling over parts of the area. Early temperatures range from 36 in Clifton down to 30 at High Point. Winds are light from the southeast.

Clifton’s Weather Almanac for March 13th:

Average High: 47 Average Low: 31

Record High: 80 – 1990. Record Low: 15 – 2017

Yesterday’s High: 47 Low: 30 Precipitation: None

Low pressure off the Carolina coast will move northeast just off our coast by tonight. Rain from this system will fall much of today and become heavy at times tonight. Over the higher elevations to our north and west the precipitation may be in the form of snow.

As the storm intensifies southeast of Long Island on Tuesday the rain will likely change to snow on Tuesday and it will become quite windy with gusts to 35 mph. At this time snow accumulations in our area should average 1-3 inches with much higher amounts across the higher elevations across northwest New Jersey and the Hudson Valley where 6-12 inches may accumulate.

We dry out on Wednesday but it will be cool and very windy.

Milder on Thursday and Friday as high pressure will be off the southeast coast and a southwest flow of air will move into our area. A weak frontal system will give us a chance of showers Friday night into Saturday morning.

Dry and cooler weather expected for Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 13 – Rain, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Rain in the evening mixing with snow after midnight, low in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 14 – Rain and snow in the morning changing to all snow in the afternoon, becoming windy with gusts to 35 mph, high near 40. Total rainfall amounts around 2 inches, accumulations of snow 1-3 inches.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 15 – Mostly sunny and windy, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 16 – Sunny and milder, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 17 – Partly sunny in the morning then mostly cloudy in the afternoon, high in the mid 50s, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 18 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the mid 40s.

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

OUTLOOK: A gale warning will be in effect from 6 a.m. Tuesday morning through 6 p.m. Wednesday evening; advisories possible Thursday morning; no advisories expected Thursday afternoon through Friday morning; possible advisories Friday afternoon and night.

Have a nice day and stay safe!