Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there is some light rain falling in parts of the area. Temperatures range from near 50 in Clifton down to near 40 inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 61 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

A weak disturbance will be moving through the area this morning giving us a chance of light rain that should end by 10 a.m. and then followed by mostly sunny skies with mild temperatures.

Low pressure will move into our area on Thursday along with some remnents of Hurricane Zeta that will be hitting the Louisiana area again later today. Rain should move into our area Thursday morning and then become heavy at times Thursday afternoon and continue into Friday. Colder air moving in behind the low pressure may cause the rain to mix with snow across higher elevations of northwest New Jersey before ending Friday afternoon.

Halloween will be chilly but dry.

Milder on Sunday but a weak cold front may cause showers in the afternoon and evening.

Chilly and dry weather early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 28 – Cloudy with light rain likely this morning then becoming mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, low in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – OCT 29 – Rain, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy with rain mainly in the morning, chilly with highs only on the mid 40s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Sunny and cool, high in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – NOV 1 – Partly sunny and not as cool with a chance of afternoon and evening light rain, high near 60.

MONDAY – NOV 2 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

ELECTION DAY – NOV 3 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – Gale watch has been issued effective between 8 p.m. Thursday evening until 2 p.m. Friday afternoon; advisories likely to continued Friday evening through Saturday for high seas; possible advisories again on Sunday.

My blog entry for October 28, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy approaches our area: One more day to prepare for one of the worst storms to ever hit this area! This morning Sandy was located about 250 miles to the South-southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina moving northward. During the day today the winds will pick up from the northeast but there will be little of no rainfall, gusts can reach 35 MPH by this evening. Heavy rain and with strong damaging winds will begin by mid-morning on Monday, gusts to 55 MPH. Monday night will be the worst part of the storm with gusts possibly as high as 80 MPH with very heavy rain. Sandy is expected to come ashore near Sandy Hook around 10PM Monday night, damaging winds and very heavy rain will persist into Tuesday morning before slowly diminishing on Tuesday afternoon. Please take this storm very seriously, power may be out for several days, coastal flooding is even a bigger concern as the storm surge along the coast will be nearly 8 feet, this kind of surge will devastate our coastal areas, New York City subways may be shut down for one to two weeks. I would just add if people are told to evacuate along our coast as well as coastal areas of New York City should leave, this is much more serious than Irene was last year.. Rainfall of 2-6″ is expected, and with the area having a rather dry summer inland flooding should not be as bad as with Irene. Rain and winds will taper off Tuesday evening with wind gusts down to 40 MPH. Wednesday will be breezy with rain showers and cooler temperatures. Cool and dry the end of next week..

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy and again there is some fog in some parts of the area, temperatures range from the mid 50s in Clifton down to the mid 40s further inland, winds are calm or light westerly.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 75 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 55 LOW: 45 PRECIPITATION: .11″

A cold front is passing through the area this morning and we will have drier air moving in today with near seasonable temperatures. Skies will continue to be mostly cloudy.

A weak disturbance will give us a slight chance of a shower Wednesday morning but most areas will remain dry. Skies will start off cloudy but become mostly sunny in the afternoon with again near seasonable temperatures.

The remains of Hurricane Zeta along with a larger low pressure will cause rain mainly from Thursday afternoon through the day on Friday. Rainfall amounts of near 2 – 2.50″ are expected. Cooler air moving in on Friday may cause the rain to mix or change to snow across the higher terrain of northwest New Jersey before ending Friday evening.

The coolest air of the season is likely on Halloween, early morning lows may drop into the upper 20s with daytime highs only in the 40s, however it will be dry.

A weak cold front may touch off a shower Sunday afternoon and evening followed by dry and cool weather for Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 27 – Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, low in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high near 60.

THURSDAY – OCT 29 – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning then rain likely in the afternoon and night heavy at times, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – OCT 30 – Rain, high in the upper 40s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – NOV 1 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower, high in the upper 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through the day on Thursday; advisories likely Thursday night through Friday night with some gale gusts possible; advisories expected to continue for high seas on Saturday.

My forecast blog from October 27, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy approaches our area: This weekend is the time to prepare for possibly one of the worst storms in our lifetime. Today we may see a break of sunshine with mild temperatures, clouds will increase tonight along with a chance of light showers that will extend into Sunday. Winds and rain will gradually increase Sunday night. At 5am Sandy was downgraded to a tropical storm but don’t let that fool you this tropical storm combining with strong cold front approaching from the west will give us a extremely intense storm as it comes onshore, landfall right now is forecast to be on the New Jersey coast early on Tuesday morning. The strongest winds and heaviest rain will be from Monday morning till Tuesday midday. Hurricane force wind gust to 80 mph will be common over a large area causing widespread power outages . Torrential rains of up to 8 inches are possible, there is a chance that inland flooding will not be as severe as during Hurricane Irene due to the rather dry summer that we have had. Rain and wind will slowly diminish later on Tuesday. Still a chance of showers on Wednesday with some gusty winds but well below damaging levels. The rest of the week will be dry and cool.. This weekend is time to prepare for this unprecedented storm..

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy across the area early on this Monday morning and there is some fog and drizzle falling. At 5:15 a.m. temperatures ranged from 47 at Clifton down to 39 at High Point. Winds are light from the northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 73 – 2010 RECORD LOW 30 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 51 LOW: 42 PRECIPITATION: .13″

Low pressure in the area and a cold front approaching from the west will give us a cloudy day with occasional light rain or drizzle, temperature will be a little milder than yesterday with highs near 60. Rainfall amounts will be less than a tenth of an inch.

Weak high pressure will give us mainly dry weather Tuesday and Wednesday with near seasonable temperatures.

Low pressure approaching from the south and west will likely give us rain, possibly heavy at times, as some of the tropical moisture from the remains of Tropical Storm Zeta moves into our area. Rain is most likely from late Thursday afternoon through Friday.

Dry weather is expected for the weekend. Quite cool on Halloween and slightly milder on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 26 – Cloudy with occasional light rain or drizzle mainly this morning, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low near 50.

TUESDAY – OCT 27 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 28 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

THURSDAY – OCT 29 – Cloudy with rain developing by noon, high in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, cool, high only around 50.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Sunny and cool, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – NOV 1 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for easterly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday and Wednesday; advisories possible Thursday and Friday.

Weather history: Here is my post from October 26, 2012. Sandy is moving north after passing the Bahamas, the 5am track of the storm has it coming onshore in the Delmarva area but some of the computer models have it a little further north into Long Island. Regardless of where it comes ashore the storm will affect our area with strong damaging winds, torrential rain and coastal and inland flooding, this is a serious storm and people should start preparing for some extremely bad weather especially from Monday night into Tuesday. 

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are about 20 degrees cooler than this time yesterday, but normal for this time of year, with readings ranging from the low 40s in Clifton down to the mid 30s further inland, winds are light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 42

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 32 – 2003

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 71 LOW: 46 PRECIPITATION: NONE

We should see a sunrise this morning for the first time in nearly a week, but clouds will return by this afternoon as low pressure across a front to our south approaches our area. A cool northeast flow will keep high temperatures only on the low 50s. Rain will likely develop by this evening and continue into at least Monday morning but showers are still possible Monday afternoon.

There is a chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday with near seasonable temperatures.

A better chance of heavier rain Thursday into Friday as low pressure with some possible tropical moisture from Tropical Storm Zeta expected to affect the area.

At this point Halloween looks to be chilly and dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 25 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of an afternoon shower, high only in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain likely, low in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – OCT 26 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 60.

TUESDAY – OCT 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – OCT 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 60.

FRIDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 50s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Sunny and chilly, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect for high seas until 6 p.m. Monday evening. Today – northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday night through Wednesday night; possible advisories for higher seas on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and it is again unseasonably mild with tempertures ranging from near 60 in Clifton down to the mid 50s further inland. There is less fog than the last few mornings. Winds are mainly calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 61 AVERAGE LOW: 42

RECORD HIGH: 79 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 31 – 2003

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68 LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

Today will be another mostly cloudy day with mild temperatures. A cold front will cross the area this afternoon with only a slight chance of a shower. The front will be followed by clearing tonight and it will become much cooler with much less humidity.

For the first time in almost a week we should see a sunrise Sunday morning but it will be a cool day. The clearing will be short lived as we should see some increase in clouds with a chance of rain at night as the front to our south approaches our area.

Unsettled weather much of next week with a chance of rain Monday through Tuesday night and again Thursday night into Friday. Temperatures will be near seasonable levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 24 – Mostly cloudy, high near 70.

TONIGHT – Clearing and much cooler, low in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – OCT 25 – Mostly sunny and quite cool, high only in the low 50s, chance of showers at night.

MONDAY – OCT 26 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – OCT 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 28 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – OCT 29 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s, chance of rain at night.

FRIDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Monday morning for high seas. Today – winds light and variable, seas 4-7 feet.

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

Have a nice weekend and stay safe and healthy!