Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 22 in Clifton down to 14 at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the north-northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2002 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: .50″ SNOW AND ICE: 0.8″

High pressure building into the area from the middle of the country will give our area a partly sunny day with cold temperatures as highs will only be in the 30s.

A southwest flow of air will provide milder temperatures on Sunday ahead of a cold front, but the winds will pick up and gust to above 30 mph. The cold front will come through late in the day with only a slight chance of flurries but most places will remain dry.

Mainly dry next week with temperatures averaging a little below normal.

Looking further ahead it looks like milder weather will be with us next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 26 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 20s.

SUNDAY – FEB 27 – Sunny and windy, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 28 – Sunny and colder, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 1 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 3 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – MAR 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Ocean water temperature at Point Pleasant is 42 degrees.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected on Sunday with some brief gale gusts possible; no advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Light freezing rain mixed with sleet is falling over our area early on this Friday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 28 in Clifton down to 18 at High Point. Winds are mainly light from the north-northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 69 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 4 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 32 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE

The storm system that is giving us this messy winter weather will be moving offshore today, a mixture of sleet and freezing rain will change to plain rain before ending around noon. Temperatures will moderate and mainly be in the low 40s this afternoon. A winter weather advisory is in effect.

Dry weather is expected for the weekend, Saturday the temperatures will be below normal then be around normal for Sunday as high pressure dominates.

Mainly dry weather next week, Monday will be chilly with milder temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday then slightly cooler again for Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY: FEB 25 – Freezing rain and sleet changing to plain rain before ending around noon, little or no sleet accumulation and minor ice accumulation expected, becoming partly sunny this afternoon, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 20.

SATURDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 27 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 28 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 1 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. this morning until 6 a.m. Saturday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected on Saturday; advisories likely Sunday and Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are nearly 30 degrees colder than this time yesterday with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 28 in Clifton down to 18 at High Point. Winds are from the north-northwest around 10 mph with some higher gusts.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 75 – 2017 RECORD LOW: -1 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 69 (tied record high) LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

During the day today we will have mainly cloudy skies and it will be chilly with highs only in the 30s, far cry from the 69 degrees we enjoyed yesterday.

A storm system will be moving into our area tonight and off shore by noon on Friday. Snow will begin around 10 p.m. and then mix with freezing rain and sleet before dawn. The precipitation should change to rain before ending around noon. Accumulations of snow and sleet will be around 1-3 inches.

High pressure will be in control of our weather for the weekend. Saturday will be cold but slight milder temperatures on Sunday. A weak cold front will cross the area late in the day on Sunday but should come through dry.

Dry weather should prevail much of next week. Monday will be quite cold with Arctic air in our area then a slow moderation in temperatures as the week goes on.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 24 – Mostly cloudy to cloudy, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with snow developing around 10 p.m. mixing with sleet and freezing rain by 4 a.m. low near 30.

FRIDAY – FEB 25 – Cloudy with snow, sleet and freezing rain changing to rain before ending around noon, high near 40. Snow accumulations of 1-3 inches.

SATURDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 27 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 28 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 1 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast wind to 10 knots, seas around 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected on Friday; no advisories expected Saturday through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and it is unseasonably mild with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 58 in Clifton down to 49 at Basking Ridge, winds are from the southwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 69 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 4 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: .22″

Today will be quite mild with highs in the 60s but it will be breezy. Skies will be mostly cloudy this morning but become mostly sunny this afternoon. A cold front will cross the area in the afternoon followed by much cooler weather tonight with lows by tomorrow morning dropping to the upper 20s.

Thursday will be mainly dry during the day, but a storm system will give us wintery precipitation Thursday night into Friday with a mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain. Snow and ice accumulations of 1-3 inches expected with more accumulation to our north and west where 3-8 inches are expected.

Dry weather over the weekend into early next week with mainly below normal temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 23 – Becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, breezy and unseasonably mild, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness and colder, low in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly cloudy and colder with highs in the upper 30s. Snow, sleet, freezing rain at night.

FRIDAY – FEB 25 – Cloudy with snow, sleet and freezing rain in the morning changing to rain in the afternoon, high near 40. Snow and ice accumulation of 1-3 inches likely.

SATURDAY – FEB 26 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 27 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 28 – Mostly sunny and quite cold, high only near 30.

TUESDAY – MAR 1 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday morning for southwest winds becoming northwest and gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Thursday; advisories expected Friday into Saturday morning; no advisories expected Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

Have a nice day and enjoy the mild weather but stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 34 in Clifton down to 24 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 22ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 12 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 26 PRECIPITATION: NONE

We should see an increase in clouds this morning with rain developing mainly after 4 p.m., southerly winds will increase this afternoon and it will be mild with highs in the upper 50s.

There is a chance of showers early Wednesday followed by gradual clearing, very mild air ahead of a cold front that will cross the area in the afternoon or evening, highs will be well up into the 60s.

Colder air will filter into our region on Thursday with a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain and rain which will end early Friday morning, snow and ice accumulations will be around an inch.

Colder than normal weather for the weekend into early next week, we should stay dry but still have to watch for a potential storm that right now is expected to stay well out to sea and not affect our weather on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Becoming cloudy with rain developing mainly after 4 p.m. breezy in the afternoon, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Rain mainly before 11 p.m., breezy and unseasonably mild with lows staying steady in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 23 – Cloudy till mid morning with a chance of a shower then gradual clearing in the afternoon, very mild, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – FEB 24 – Cloudy and colder with a chance of mixed rain, snow, sleet and freezing rain developing in the afternoon and continuing at night, snow accumulations around an inch. high in the upper 30s.

FRIDAY – FEB 25 – Rain mainly before 1 p.m., high near 40.

SATURDAY – FEB 26 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 27 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

MONDAY – FEB 28 – Mostly sunny and quite cold, high only near 30.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 1 p.m. this afternoon through 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon for southerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas – 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected late Wednesday afternoon through Thursday night; advisories expected Friday through Saturday morning; no advisories expected Saturday afternoon and night.

Have a nice day and stay safe!