Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are unseasonably mild with early readings ranging from 54 in Clifton down to 44 at Basking Ridge. Winds are calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 65 – 2000 RECORD LOW: 1 – 1981

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 53 LOW: 45 PRECIPITATION: .43″

Today will be unseasonably mild ahead of a cold front, highs will be well up into the 60s with some record highs possible. Rain from the cold front is expected from around 5 p.m. until midnight.

Thursday will be cooler but will still be well above normal for early January with highs in the 50s despite plenty of clouds.

Cooler Friday through the beginning of next week as temperatures move closer to normal. Some weak disturbances moving through the area may touch off some showers Friday morning and again Saturday night, some showers Saturday night may be mixed with some snow.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 4 – Mostly cloudy and unseasonably mild with rain developing late this afternoon, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain likely mainly before midnight, low in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 5 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 50s

FRIDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – JAN 7 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s, chance of rain or snow showers at night.

SUNDAY – JAN 8 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – JAN 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

TUESDAY – JAN 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 4 a.m. Thursday morning for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected the rest of Thursday through Sunday.

Enjoy the warm weather today but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are quite mild with early readings ranging from 47 in Clifton down to 38 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 4 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 56 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: .02″

A warm front will pass to our north today with rain developing around 10 a.m. although an earlier shower is possible. Temperatures will be mild with highs in the 50s. The showers should end early this evening but skies will remain mostly cloudy. Temperatures tonight will be very mild in the mid to upper 50s.

A cold front will approach the area on Wednesday preceded by a south-southwest flow of unseasonably mild with highs in the 60s despite cloudy skies, some records are possible. Showers are expected in the afternoon and at night.

Thursday will be cooler but still well above normal. A weak disturbance will give us a chance of showers late Thursday night into Friday morning.

At this point the weekend looks to be mainly dry with temperatures closer to normal which will feel chilly after the last few days of very mild air.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 3 – Rain developing mainly after 10 a.m. along with patchy fog, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, temperatures holding steady in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower in the morning with showers likley in the afternoon and evening, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – JAN 5 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s, chance of showers late at night.

FRIDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of morning showers, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – JAN 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – JAN 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 1 p.m. this afternoon through 6 p.m. Wednesday evening for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and early temperatures range from 42 in Clifton down to 28 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 1979 RECORD LOW: 6 – 1999

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 55 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: .01″

Today will be another pleasant and mild winter day with partly sunny skies, light winds and highs mainly in the 50s.

A weak frontal system will move into our area on Tuesday with a chance of showers mainly from late morning through the evening, temperatures will continue to be mild.

Unseasonably mild on Wednesday with some record highs possible along with high humidity. Skies will be mainly cloudy with some rain likely in the afternoon continuing into Thursday morning.

A weak low offshore will give us another chance of precipitation Thursday night into Friday that may briefly start as a mixture of snow and rain.

At this point the weekend looks dry with near seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 2 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with fog developing, low in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – JAN 3 – Cloudy with light rain likely mainly after 10 a.m., high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 4 – Cloudy with rain developing mainly after 1 p.m., unseasonably mild with highs in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – JAN 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain briefly mixed with snow at the start, cooler, highs in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – JAN 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely Tuesday and Wednesday; advisories still possible for Thursday and Friday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY; RECORDS BEGAN IN 1973!

DECEMBER 2022 – Temperatures during the month were slightly above normal with an average temperature of 36.3 degrees. The highest temperature was 66 degrees on the 30th which was the highest December temperature since 2015. The low was a frigid 5 degrees set on the 24th which was the coldest December temperature since 1989. Precipitation was above normal with 5.67″ recorded. Snowfall was much below normal with only 0.8″ which fell on the 11th.

2022 – The year’s average temperature was again above normal for the year. The highest temperature was 99 on July 24th and the lowest was the 5 degrees set on December 24th. Rainfall was slightly above normal and total snowfall was below normal.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone and Happy 2023!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this New Year’s Day and it continues to be unseasonably mild with early readings ranging from 48 in Clifton down to 39 at Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm and there is still some dense fog in some areas.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 3 – 2018

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 51 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: .35″

The disturbance that gave us the rain and foggy weather yesterday is moving offshore as high pressure builds in from the west. Drier air moving in will help dissipate any fog this morning and we should have mostly sunny skies, a little breezy but with continued mild temperatures.

Monday will continue to be dry and mild with high pressure over our area.

A frontal system will give us a good chance of showers mainly Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday but it will be unseasonably mild with highs close to 60 on Tuesday and well up into the 60s on Wednesday with some record highs possible. A cold front will come through Wednesday night.

Cooler on Thursday but with still slightly above normal temperatures.

There is a slight chance of some snow flurries on Friday as a weak coastal storm develops but at this time it looks to be too far off shore to cause any measurable snowfall. Temperatures will cool to near normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low near 40.

MONDAY – JAN 2 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – JAN 3 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 4 – Cloudy with showers, unseasonably mild with some record highs possible, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – JAN 5 – Mostly cloudy and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

SATURDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon for westerly winds to 15 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Monday; small craft advisories likely Tuesday and Wednesday; advisories still possible on Thursday.

Have a very happy and healthy New Year!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this last day of 2022 and temperatures are mild with early readings ranging from 46 in Clifton down to 32 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 31ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 58 – 1992 RECORD LOW: 6 – 2017

YESTERDAY’S HIGH; 66 (NEW RECORD) LOW: 38 PRECIPITATION: NONE

After yesterday’s record high today will be not as mild but temperatures will continue to be well above normal with highs in the 50s. Showers are likely mainly from around 1 p.m. this afternoon through 1 a.m. late tonight as a frontal system moves through the area. Rainfall amounts will average around 1/4″

High pressure will build into the area for New Year’s Day producing sunny skies and continued mild temperatures.

The well above normal temperatures should continue much of next week with showers again possible from Tuesday afternoon through early Thursday morning.

Fair weather is then expected for Friday with highs closer to normal in the low 40s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 31 – Cloudy with showers mainly after 1 p.m. high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers likely mainly before 1 a.m., quite mild with lows near 50.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – JAN 2 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – JAN 3 – Cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after noontime, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 4 – Cloudy with showers likely mainly after 1 p.m., unseasonably mild with highs in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – JAN 5 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

FRIDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Light and variable winds, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between midnight tonight through 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon; no advisories expected Sunday night through Monday night; advisories likely for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Have an enjoyable New Year’s Eve but please stay safe!