Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Sunday morning and there are still some showers over parts of the area that may be mixed with snow across the higher elevations inland. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 41 in Clifton down to 33 at High Point. Winds are brisk out of the northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 25

RECORD HIGH: 55 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 8 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW: 38 PRECIPITATION: .12″

The frontal system that gave us the light rain and drizzle yesterday is moving offshore and a brisk northwest flow of drier air will be with us today. There may be a rain or snow shower early this morning then skies will gradually clear. With colder air coming in temperatures will not rise much with most highs in the low 40s.

Early morning lows tomorrow may be the coldest of the season so far with temperatures falling to the low 20s which is only a couple of degrees below normal. During the day we will have sunny skies with continued seasonable cool with highs again in the low 40s but with less wind than today.

Much if not all of this coming week will be dry with near normal temperatures.

At this time it appears that Christmas Day will still be dry with highs near 50.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 19 – Gradual clearing, breezy and cool, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Clear and chilly, low in the low 20s.

MONDAY – DEC 20 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 21 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 24 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 4 a.m. Monday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Wednesday morning; possible advisories for late Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night; no advisories expected on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and light rain is falling over parts of the area with some sleet and snow mixed in at the higher elevations to our north and west. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 41 in Clifton down to 35 at Walpack and Vernon. Winds are light northerly!

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 25

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION : NONE

Today will be a cloudy and dreary day with periods of mostly light rain. After having very mild air the last few days, today will be cooler with highs in the 40s, which is near normal. Some of the precipitation this morning may be mixed with sleet mainly to our north and west. The rain will end tonight. Rainfall amounts will be between 1/4 and 1/2 inch.

Clearing on Sunday but it will be breezy and cool.

Mainly dry weather next week with near seasonable temperatures expected.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 18 – Cloudy with periods of rain possibly mixed with sleet this morning, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with light rain likely, becoming breezy after midnight, low in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 19 – Becoming sunny and continued breezy, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 20 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 24 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

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

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted valid between 4 a.m. Sunday morning through 4 a.m. Monday morning; no advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures again are unseasonably mild with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 57 in Clifton down to 44 at Walpack. Winds are light from the west.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2000 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 62 (New Record) LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Another day of record warmth is possible today as we will have sunny skies with high temperatures near 60 degrees. A weak cold front will pass through our area this morning with a secondary cold front passing through tonight which will filter in cooler air.

Low pressure will move just to our south on Saturday and precipitation should begin before sunrise and continue through Saturday night. The precipitation will be in the form of rain in the Clifton area but may mix with sleet and slow across higher elevations of northwestern New Jersey. Rainfall amounts will be around 1/2 inch.

Clearing and seasonably cold on Sunday with skies becoming sunny.

Mainly dry weather most of next week with temperatures near seasonable levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 17 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with rain likely after midnight, low in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 18 – Rain and much cooler, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 19 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 20 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 21 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds around 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday night with some gale gusts possible; no advisories expected Monday and Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. are unseasonably mild with readings ranging from 53 in Clifton down to 47 at High Point. Winds are from the southwest around 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 16TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 57 – 1982 RECORD LOW: 12 – 2016

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 52 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

(Last year on this date we received 7.8″ of snow)

A brisk southwest flow of unseasonably mild air will be with us as high pressure off the coast dominates our weather. Record high temperatures are likely with highs mainly in the 60s.

A weak cold front will cross our area early Friday morning but no cold air is behind the front and we should have another unseasonably mild day with still some record highs possible as highs approach the 60 degree mark.

Rain is expected with cooler temperatures on Saturday, the rain will be mainly light with rainfall totals around 1/2 inch.

Sunday through the middle of the week will be cooler as temperatures fall to more seasonable levels and we should be dry through this period as weak high pressure dominates our weather.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 16 -Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – DEC 17 – Mostly sunny, high near 60.

SATURDAY – DEC 18 – Rain and cooler, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 19 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 20 – Sunny, high near 40.

TUESDAY – DEC 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 22 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. Friday morning for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

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

OUT OF THE AREA WEATHER: Yesterday and last night most of the middle of the country had record high temperatures along with many reports of hurricane force gusts and some tornadoes. Also the Philippines were hit with an intense typhoon.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 36 in Clifton down to 21 at Pequest. Winds are calm or light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 15TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 66 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 10 – 2005

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 55 LOW: 40 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Strong high pressure over the northeast (30.65″ at my station this morning) will give us another mild day under partly sunny skies. A warm front may touch off a light shower late this afternoon into this evening.

A southwest flow of very mild air is expected on Thursday despite mostly cloudy skies, highs will rise into the 60s. A weak cold front is expected to cross the area at night with only a slight chance of a shower.

Still mild on Friday with highs again approaching the 60 degree mark.

Low pressure will give us rain with cooler temperatures on Saturday.

Sunday will be cooler and breezy with highs near normal which will feel chilly after the mild weather much of this week.

It now appears that the possible coastal storm will be too far to our south to give our area any precipitation early next week. Temperatures will continue to be near seasonable levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 15 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower after 4 p.m., high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of showers mainly before midnight, lows in the 40s in the evening rising to the low 50s by daybreak.

THURSDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – DEC 17 – Mostly sunny, high near 60, chance of rain after 10 p.m.

SATURDAY – DEC 18 – Rain, high in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 19 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 20 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 21 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

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

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft advisories for Thursday; no advisories expected for Friday and Saturday; advisories possible on Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!