Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 24 at High Point. Winds are light from the northwest. There may be some icy patches in some areas as some of the light precipitation last night froze as temperatures fell below freezing overnight.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE

High pressure will be in control of our weather today and we will start off mostly sunny but as the high moves offshore we should see some increasing cloudiness by this afternoon. Temperatures will be chilly with highs only climbing to around 40 degrees.

A southerly flow will develop on Friday and skies should be partly sunny with high temperatures around 10 degrees warmer than today.

Record high temperatures expected on Saturday as a strong southerly flow develops as a warm front moves to our north and a cold front approaches from the west. Showers are likely.

Sunday will be cooler but still slightly above normal, skies will be sunny with brisk winds in the morning diminishing in the afternoon.

Much if not all of next week should be dry and mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 9 – Increasing cloudiness and cool, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy, windy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORCAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Friday; small craft advisories likely Friday night through the day on Saturday; gale warnings possible for Saturday night; advisories probable on Sunday; no advisories expected on Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning, there may be some scattered flurries falling to our north and west. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 33 in Clifton down to 26 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1980 RECORD LOW: 13 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a cloudy and cool day as a weak low pressure moves to our south and offshore. We should stay dry except for a couple of flurries mainly to our north and west.

Thursday will be dry and continued chilly as weak high pressure moves into the area.

Friday will be mostly cloudy and milder.

A warm front will pass to our north on Saturday and we will have unseasonably mild temperatures with some record highs possible as temperatures rise to well up into the 60s. A cold front will pass through at night with showers likely.

Mostly sunny and cooler on Sunday but high temperatures will still be a couple of degrees above normal.

At this point it looks like next week will be mainly dry and mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy early then clearing, low in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy and milder, high near 50.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 7 p.m. this evening through 7 a.m. Thursday morning; no advisories expected the rest of Thursday through Friday night; advisories possible during the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday.

Have a nice day and 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 28 at Walpack, winds are from the west around 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 74 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: .14“

Today will be much cooler but we should have partly sunny skies and winds will diminish as high pressure builds into our area, highs will be around 20 degrees cooler than on Monday.

It now appears that the low pressure that was expected to give us some snowfall will be too far to our south and we will only have a low chance of light snow or flurries on Wednesday with most areas staying dry.

High pressure will give us a mostly sunny and chilly day on Thursday.

Unsettled weather with milder temperatures Friday through the weekend and there will be a chance of rain with the best chance being on Saturday. High temperatures on Saturday will again be in the 60s. Somewhat cooler on Sunday but still above normal.

Looking further ahead, no frigid cold air is in sight in fact much of next week high temperatures should be in the 50s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, low in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy with a chance of light snow or flurries, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy, high near 50, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy and mild with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Wednesday; possible small craft advisories Wednesday night; no advisories expected Thursday and Friday; advisories expected on Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and some showers are falling in parts of the area. Temperatures at 5 a.m. are mild with readings ranging from 44 in Clifton down to 40 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 47 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 18 – 2007

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 51 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A warm front is moving to our north this morning accompanied by some showers that will be moving away from the area shortly. We should have a break in the precipitation during much of the day with a strong southerly flow of quite mild air developing. Temperatures will reach the 60s and winds will gust to near 35 mph. The cold front associated with this system will move offshore tonight accompanied by showers this evening and followed by brisk northwest flow of much cooler air.

Tuesday will be a mostly sunny day but it will be chilly with highs mainly in the low 40s.

There is a chance of light snow on Wednesday but some of the computer models have no precipitation in our area. Right now some light snow is possible with maybe just a coating of accumulation.

Mainly unsettled weather late in the week into the weekend but no big storms are expected. Some rain showers are possible Friday morning. Saturday will be similar as today’s weather with a warm front followed by a cold front, highs may reach the 60s. Sunday will be cooler with a chance of snow or rain showers.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 6 – Cloudy with some showers mainly early this morning, becoming windy, high in the low 60s, winds gusting to 35 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers this evening then becoming mostly clear, windy and becoming colder, low in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy with a chance of light snow, high near 40.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny and cool, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers, milder, high in the low 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain showers, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect from noon today until 4 a.m. Tuesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 35 knots becoming northwest tonight at the same speed, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 36 in Clifton down to 26 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 47 AVERAGE LOW: 30

RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989  12.0″ of snow in 2003.

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 52 LOW 31 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will be moving off the coast and we should see a mix of clouds and sun today along with light winds and cool temperates.

Showers are likely on Monday as a warm front will move to our north in the morning and then a cold front will push through in the evening. Skies will be mostly cloudy and temperatures will rise into the 60s. Winds will be gusty out of southwest switching to northwest after the front passes our area. Rainfall amounts will be light mainly less than 1/4″.

High pressure will then move into our area on Tuesday giving us mostly sunny skies but it will be chilly with highs mainly only in the low 40s.

A weak storm system will affect our area on Wednesday which will likely give us some light snow in the morning mixing with and changing to rain in the afternoon. Accumulations look to be minor with only a coating of snow in the Clifton area but a couple of inches are possible to our north and west.

Dry weather along with cool temperatures Thursday and Friday.

A frontal system may give us some precipitation on Saturday but it should fall as rain as high temperatures rise into the 50s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 5 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Becoming cloudy with a chance of showers after 4 a.m., low around 40 in the evening rising to the mid 40s by sunrise.

MONDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly cloudy and breezy with showers likely, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy with light snow likely in the morning mixing with and changing to rain in the afternoon, high near 40.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Mostly cloudy and milder with a chance of rain, high in the mid 50s.

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

OUTLOOK – A gale watch has been posted effective between noon on Monday through 1 a.m. Tuesday morning; no advisories expected Tuesday through the day on Wednesday; advisories possible Wednesday night into early Thursday morning; no advisories expected during the day on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!