Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 39 degrees here in Clifton down to 30 at High Point. Winds are still gusty out of the northwest.

Clifton’s Almanac for March 8th.

Average high: 46. Average low: 29

Record high: 71 – 2012. Record low: 7 – 1989

Yesterday’s high: 74 (New Record). Low: 48 Precipitation: .09″

After the record breaking warmth the last two days, today will be much cooler and be around normal for this time of year. Gusty winds this morning will diminish by late morning. Skies will be partly to mostly sunny.

A storm system will move into our area on Wednesday with snow developing around daybreak and mixing with rain by late morning. Accumulations here in Clifton will be around 1 inch mostly on colder surfaces but higher amounts are possible across higher elevations to our north and west.

Quiet weather with slightly above normal temperatures Thursday and Friday.

A strong frontal system will give us rain on Saturday that may change briefly to snow before ending Saturday night.

Sunday will be a sunny but windy and cold day.

Dry weather is expected early next week with milder temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 8 – Mostly sunny with diminishing winds, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the mid 30s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 9 – Snow developing around daybreak and then mixing with rain, high near 40. Accumulations around 1 inch.

THURSDAY – MAR 10 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

FRIDAY – MAR 11 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

SATURDAY – MAR 12 – Rain possibly changing to snow before ending at night, becoming windy, high near 50.

SUNDAY – MAR 13 – Sunny, windy and chilly, high near 40.

MONDAY – MAR 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through the day on Friday; advisories expected on Saturday with frequent gale gusts.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on the Monday morning and it is very mild with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 61 in Clifton down to 43 at Sandyston. Winds are from the southwest around 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2009 RECORD LOW: 5 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 69 (New Record) 41 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: .10″

Another unseasonably mild day today with some more record high temperatures expected as a strong southwesterly flow continues, highs will mainly be in the low 70s. A strong cold front will cross the area tonight preceded and accompanied by some strong winds, heavy rain and even a rumble of thunder mainly between 4-10 p.m., some wind gusts to 40 mph possible.

Clearing and much cooler on Tuesday as temperatures fall to near normal for this time of year. It will still be breezy with some gusts to 25 mph.

A weak disturbance moving along the coast will give us a good chance of rain during the day on Wednesday, some of the rain may be mixed with snow in the morning.

Mainly dry weather Thursday into Friday with temperatures slightly above normal.

Another strong frontal system will likely give us rain on Saturday along with mild temperatures followed by clearing and colder weather for Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 7 – Mostly cloudy and unseasonably warm and becoming windy, showers likely after 4 p.m. with a chance of a thunderstorm, high in the low 70s, wind gusts to 35 mph possible.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers likely and possibly at thunderstorm mainly before 10 p.m. wind gusts to 40 mph possible, clearing later at night, low in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 8 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 9 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, may be mixed with snow in the morning, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 10 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

FRIDAY – MAR 11 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s, showers likely at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 12– Mostly cloudy with showers likely, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 13 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high only near 40.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday night through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 41 in Clifton down to 35 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 7 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 46 LOW 25 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A warm front will move north of our area this morning accompanied by some showers mainly from 9 a.m. till noon and followed by a brisk southwesterly flow of unseasonably warm air with temperatures rising to near 70 degrees.

Unseasonably mild again on Monday with brisk southwesterly flow. A cold front will cross the area Monday evening with more showers likely mainly late in the day and evening.

Cooler and dry on Tuesday as high pressure moves into our area.

A weak low pressure area will again give us a chance of showers on Wednesday with near seasonable temperatures.

After a dry Thursday showers again are possible Friday into Saturday with much cooler temperatures for next Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 6 – Mostly cloudy with showers between 9 a.m. till noon then becoming windy and unseasonably warm with highs near 70. Wind gusts to 35 mph possible.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and quite mild, low in the low 50s.

MONDAY – MAR 7 – Mostly cloudy, breezy and continued unseasonably warm with highs in the low 70s. Showers likely late in the afternoon into the evening. Wind gusts to 30 mph possible.

TUESDAY – MAR 8 – Mostly sunny and much cooler, high near 50.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 10 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

FRIDAY – MAR 11 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

SATURDAY – MAR 12 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Monday evening for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely to continue Monday night through Tuesday; no advisories expected for Wednesday and Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and it is not as chilly as yesterday morning with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 26 in Clifton down to 16 at Walpack and Pequest. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 74 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 11 – 2017

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 39 LOW: 17 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure moving off the coast will give us dry conditions and mostly cloudy skies today with milder air and very light winds.

A warm front will move north of our area Sunday morning accompanied by some light showers and followed by a strong southwest flow of unseasonably mild air with high temperatures reaching the low 70s in many areas.

The front will sag into our area on Monday with some showers likely, at the present time the front may just stay to our north most of the day which would give our area another unseasonably warm day.

The front will move to our south Tuesday morning with showers mainly before dawn and followed by a brisk northwest flow of cooler air.

Rather unsettled weather Wednesday through Friday with a chance of showers late Wednesday night and again on Friday. Temperatures during this period will average slightly above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 5 – Mostly cloudy and milder , high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 3 a.m., low near 40.

SUNDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly cloudy and unseasonably mild with showers likely in the morning, windy with highs near 70.

MONDAY – MAR 7 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon and night, high near 70.

TUESDAY – MAR 8 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high near 50.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 9 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 40s, chance of showers at night.

THURSDAY – MAR 10 – Partly sunny, high near 50, chance of showers at night.

FRIDAY – MAR 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 1 a.m. Sunday morning through 6 a.m. Monday morning; advisories expected to continue through the day on Tuesday; no advisories expected Tuesday night through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. are nearly 20 degrees colder than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 18 in Clifton down to 10 at High Point. Winds are from the northwest averaging 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 73 – 1974 RECORD LOW: 7 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW: 22 PRECIPITATION: .07″

High pressure in our area will give us a sunny day today with chilly temperatures but with much less wind than yesterday.

As the high pressure moves off the coast a light southwesterly flow will give our area milder temperatures on Saturday despite mostly cloudy skies.

A warm front will pass north of the region on Sunday accompanied by some light showers mainly in the morning, temperatures will rise well up into the 60s with some 70 degree readings possible, skies will remain mostly cloudy.

A frontal system will likely give us rain on Monday, temperatures should be a little lower but still well above normal.

Dry weather with slightly above normal temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday.

Another frontal system will give us another good chance of rain Thursday into Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 4 – Sunny, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 20s.

SATURDAY – MAR 5 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 6 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely mainly in the morning, becoming unseasonably mild, high near 70.

MONDAY – MAR 7 – Cloudy with rain, high near 60.

TUESDAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 9 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

THURSDAY – MAR 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Saturday; advisories likely from late Saturday night through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!