Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 31 in Clifton down to 24 at High Point, these readings are around 20 degrees colder than yesterday but still 5-10 degrees above normal. Winds are northerly around 10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: .02″

Winter weather has returned and after having temperatures well above normal the last few days today will be much colder with readings not rising much or at all from this morning’s temperatures. A strong low pressure is forming off the coast and promises to give the southern part of the state nearly a foot of snow with near blizzard conditions. There will be a sharp edge of the storm so our area should only see some flurries but the system should be watched just in case the precipitation moves further north than expected.

Finally a sunny day on Tuesday as high pressure builds from the west but it will be cold with morning lows around 20 and daytime highs in the 30s.

A weak disturbance will give us a chance of light rain or snow on Wednesday followed by partly sunny skies on Thursday, temperatures will moderate somewhat to slightly above normal.

Another stronger low pressure will give us a chance of rain or snow on Friday.

Saturday looks to be mostly sunny and cold and still another disturbance or cold front will give us another chance of rain or snow on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 3 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries, high in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy early then becoming clear, low near 20.

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain possibly mixed with snow in the morning, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, high near 40. Chance of snow at night.

FRIDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – JAN 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – JAN 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 7 p.m. this evening for northerly winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 6-9 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible for high seas during the day on Tuesday; no advisories expected for Tuesday night through Wednesday morning; advisories possible Wednesday afternoon through the day on Thursday; no advisories expected Thursday night; advisories expected on Friday with gales possible.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and most of the rain has moved to our south and east. Once again it is unseasonably mild with temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 51 in Clifton down to 47 at High Point, these readings are nearly 30 degrees above normal for this time of day. 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: 54 LOW: 48 PRECIPITATION: .73″

Today will be a cloudy and mild day but most or all of the day with be dry. A cold front will cross the area this afternoon and the front will be followed by a brisk northwest flow of much colder air. A low pressure developing on the front will likely give snow across southern New Jersey with only a slight chance that the snow will move into our area.

Skies will become partly sunny on Monday but it will continue to be breezy and cold.

Tuesday will be cold but less harsh with mostly sunny skies.

Somewhat milder on Wednesday but a cold front will give us a chance of mainly rain showers.

Another low pressure system may give us rain or snow Thursday night into Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 2 – Cloudy and mild, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, windy and colder, low in the mid 20s.

MONDAY – JAN 3 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 5 – Cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the morning then a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s, chance of rain or snow at night.

FRIDAY – JAN 7 – Chance of rain or snow in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – JAN 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

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

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely to continue during the day Monday through the day on Tuesday; no advisories expected for Tuesday night; advisories possible for high seas on Wednesday; no advisories expected on Thursday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY: RECORDS GO BACK TO 1973!

DECEMBER – Temperatures were well above normal and it was the second warmest December (warmest was in 2015) Highest temperature 65 on the 11th, the lowest was 21 degrees on the 20th. Precipitation was well below normal with 1.35″ and it was Clifton’s 4th driest December. Snowfall was well below normal with only 0.5″ falling on the morning of the 24th.

2021– Temperatures were well above normal and it was the 3rd warmest year since I started my records in 1973. Highest temperature was 99 recorded on June 30th, the lowest was 12 degrees 12 degrees set on February 18th. Precipitation was above normal and was the 6th wettest year 63.96″. Snowfall for the year totaled 40 inches which 35.5 of it accumulated in February. The top weather event was Hurricane Ida which caused massive floods with some deaths in our area.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone and Happy 2022!

Skies are cloudy early on this first day of the New Year and temperatures once again are unseasonably mild with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 49 in Clifton down to 44 at High Point. There is some light rain or drizzle falling in parts of the area. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 21

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 52 LOW: 47 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

A frontal system moving into the area today will give us rain mainly this afternoon and tonight, temperatures will be mild with highs in the 50s. Rainfall amounts of around 1 inch are expected. Temperatures tonight will remain in the mild 50s.

Chance of showers on Sunday as the front moves through our area in the afternoon followed by much colder air at night.

Monday and Tuesday will be chilly but dry as high pressure builds into our area.

Mainly dry Wednesday and during the day on Thursday with somewhat milder temperatures.

Low pressure will give our area a chance of rain or snow mainly from Thursday night through Friday morning.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 1 – Rain developing, high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Rain mainly in the evening, low near 50.

SUNDAY – JAN 2 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 50s, clearing and much colder at night.

MONDAY – JAN 3 – Mostly sunny and colder, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 5 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, milder, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s. chance of rain or snow at night.

FRIDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the morning then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southwest winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisories has been posted effective between 6 a.m. Sunday morning through 6 p.m. Sunday evening.

Have a Safe and Healthy New Year!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this last day of 2021 and there is some fog in most of the area with some drizzle. Temperatures continue to be unseasonably warm with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 47 in Clifton down to 44 at Walpack, these readings are nearly 25 degrees above normal. 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; 47 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: .04″

Today will be a dry day and it will continue to be mild with highs in the 50s. Skies will be mainly cloudy but we may see some breaks in the clouds to give us some partial sunshine this afternoon. The temperature at midnight is expected to be near 48 degrees with cloudy skies.

A frontal system will give us rain on Saturday but temperatures will continue to be unseasonably mild.

A lower chance of showers on Sunday, again it will be unseasonably mild, but a cold front will cross the area in the afternoon. Temperatures in the 50s will fall to near freezing by midnight on Sunday.

Monday will be much colder and breezy with lows in the 20s and highs in the 30s which is near normal, but will feel frigid compared to the very mild air that we have had the last few days.

Mainly dry weather the rest of next week with a slow moderation in temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 31 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight, low in the upper 40s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Rain, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – JAN 2– Cloudy with a chance of mainly afternoon showers, highs in the upper 50s

MONDAY – JAN 3 – Sunny, breezy and much colder, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high near 40.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 5 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Light and variable winds, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through the day on Monday; no advisories expected Monday night through Tuesday.

Have a safe and healthy New Year’s Eve!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 41 in Clifton down to 37 at High Point, Vernon and Walpack. These temperatures are nearly 20 degrees above normal. There is some light rain or drizzle falling in parts of the area. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 2 -1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW 39 PRECIPITATION: .15″

A weak front to our south will continue to give us cloudy skies with only a low chance of some light rain or drizzle but most of the time it will remain dry.

Friday looks to be dry with mild temperatures as a weak high pressure moves into the area. It should remain dry for New Year’s Eve festivities and the midnight temperature should be in the mid 40s.

A strong frontal system will be in our area on the weekend with rain likely from before dawn on New Year’s Day through Sunday night. Temperatures will be unseasonably mild but as the front moves through much colder air will move into our area and the precipitation may change to snow before ending early Monday morning. The GFS computer model is indicating some significant snowfall in our area while most of the other models has the precipitation ending before any accumulation in our area.

Monday will be cold and windy but temperatures will only be a few degrees below normal.

The cold air will be short lived as milder air will be moving in for Tuesday and Wednesday along with dry conditions.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 30 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of light rain in the evening, low in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s. Chance of rain after midnight.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – JAN 2 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the upper 50s. Much colder at night with rain likely possible changing to snow before ending after midnight.

MONDAY – JAN 3 – Sunny, windy and much colder, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 5 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Light and variable winds, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through the day on Saturday; advisories possible Saturday night; advisories likely during the day on Sunday; advisories likely with some gale gusts possible Sunday night into Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!