Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 39 in Clifton down to 32 at High Point. Winds are calm or light northeasterly. Some light rain or drizzle is falling over parts of the area.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 29TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 66 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW: 33 PRECIPITATION: .04″

Today will be a cloudy day and there is a low chance of some drizzle during the day as a weak warm front to our south slowly moves northward. Daytime highs will be in the 40s.

Thursday will again be cloudy and continued mild with a chance of light rain.

Friday still looks to be the best day of this week with dry conditions and highs in the 50s.

Significant rain is possible on New Year’s Day as a slow moving front approaches from the west, temperatures despite the rain and clouds should rise well up into the 50s.

The cold front will cross the area Sunday night preceded by some showers mostly in the morning, temperatures again will be mild but become much cooler after the frontal passage.

Dry and colder early next week but temperatures will only drop to near normal for early January.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 29 – Cloudy with a chance of drizzle, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain mainly after midnight, low in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Becoming partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

SUNDAY – JAN 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly in the morning, high in the mid 50s.

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

TUESDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high near 40.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Saturday; advisories expected for Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 34 in Clifton down to 31 at High Point and Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 64 – 2008 RECORD LOW: 8 – 2017

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 36 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: .06″ SNOWFALL: TRACE

A weak frontal system will be moving offshore today and we should see some sunshine along with milder temperatures and light winds. Another weak disturbance will likely give us some light rain late tonight into Wednesday morning. During the day on Wednesday it will remain cloudy with slightly cooler temperatures than today.

Still another disturbance will give us a chance of rain Thursday morning.

Friday looks to be the best day of this week with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 50s.

A stronger low pressure system will likely give us rain over the weekend that may change briefly to snow before ending Sunday night. Temperatures will continue to be mild.

Colder early next week but we should remain dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 28 – Becoming partly sunny this morning then increasing clouds this afternoon, high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain likely mainly after 10 p.m., low in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 29 – Cloudy with a chance of rain before 10 a.m., high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Chance of rain in the morning then mostly cloudy in the afternoon, high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

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

SUNDAY – JAN 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s. Snow showers possible at night.

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

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest wind to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 31 in Clifton down to 24 at Pequest and Walpack, winds are light from the northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 1973 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 37 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will start off mostly sunny but we should see an increase in clouds by noon and there is a chance of rain, snow and sleet mainly after 4 p.m. The precipitation will be very light but it may still give some areas a coating especially over areas to our north and west.

Tuesday will start off dry but another weak disturbance will likely give us some rain at night, temperatures will be milder.

Unsettled weather to continue through the rest of the week but it will be mild with chances of mainly light rain Wednesday into Thursday.

A stronger low pressure system will likely give us rain over the weekend with mild temperatures continuing.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 27 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of light rain, snow and sleet, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT– Cloudy with a chance of light rain mixed with sleet, low in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy and milder, high near 50, rain likely at night.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 29 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain mainly after 1 p.m., high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

SUNDAY – JAN 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest wind to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 44 in Clifton down to 37 at High Point, winds are gusty out of the northwest.

CLIFTON’S SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1982 RECORD LOW: 1 – 1983

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: .19″

Today we should have mostly sunny skies as low pressure moves well off the coast and a weak high moves into the area. Temperatures will continue to be above normal with highs near 50. Winds will be a little brisk with gusts to 25 mph.

Monday we should see an increase in clouds along with cooler temperatures. A weak disturbance may give us some light rain late at night that may be mixed with frozen precipitation well to our north and west.

Milder air will move into the area for Tuesday and Wednesday but rain will be likely Tuesday night into Wednesday as a stronger low pressure moves through the area.

Thursday will continue to be mild with a low chance of a shower in the morning.

Somewhat cooler Friday into New Year’s Day but temperatures will continue to be a little above normal. Low pressure on New Year’s Day may touch off some rain that could start as snow further inland to our north and west.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 26 – Sunny and breezy, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and cooler, low in the upper 20s.

MONDAY – DEC 27 – Increasing cloudiness, high near 40. Chance of rain at night.

TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy, high near 50. Rain likely at night.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain mainly in the morning, high near 50.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain in the morning, high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until midnight tonight for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Christmas morning and light rain is falling over much of the area with some of the precipitation falling as freezing rain across the higher elevations to our north and west. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 34 in Clifton down to 28 at High Point, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 64 – 2015 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1980

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 20 PRECIPITATION: .04″ SNOWFALL: 0.5″

A warm front just to our south will move to our north by late this morning, light rain from this system should continue most of this morning but taper off to occasional showers this afternoon. Temperatures will become milder on a southwest flow with highs in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees.

Sunshine returns for Sunday with continued mild temperatures as high pressure moves into the area, it will be a little breezy at times.

At this time Monday and Tuesday look to stay dry, Monday will be cool but it will become milder on Tuesday.

The best chance of precipitation now appears to be from Tuesday night into Wednesday but with mild temperatures the precipitation should be in the form of rain.

At the point Thursday and Friday will be mainly dry. Mild temperatures again are likely on Thursday with somewhat cooler temperatures on Friday but still staying above normal for this time of year.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 25 – Cloudy with light rain this morning with occasional showers in the afternoon, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening then becoming partly cloudy and breezy, low in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 26 – Sunny and breezy, high near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 27 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy, high near 50, chance of rain at night.

WEDNESDAY -DEC 29 – Cloudy with rain likely mainly in the morning, high near 50.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning, high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Wishing everyone a very Merry, safe and healthy Christmas!