WEDNESDAY  MAY 10, 2017  5:54 A.M.

Skies are mostly cloudy early on Wednesday morning and temperatures range from the upper 40s in the Clifton area to the upper 30s further inland. Winds are mainly calm.

Weak high pressure will be in control of our area weather today through Friday with dry conditions and seasonably cool temperatures.

A strong low pressure is expected to develop off the Virginia coast late Friday night and slowly move up the coast. This will cause rain to spread over the area on Saturday and become heavy at times before tapering off Sunday afternoon; we should average around 1-3 inches of rainfall.

Showers may persist into Monday followed by a warming trend and mainly rainfree most of the rest of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 10 – Cloudy this morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

SATURDAY – MAY 13 – Rain, possibly heavy at times, high in the upper 50s.

MOTHER’S DAY – MAY 14 – Rain likely mainly in the morning, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – MAY 15 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – MAY 16 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

MARINE FORECAST – TODAY – East wind to 11 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through the day on Friday; advisories likely Friday night through Monday.

Have a nice day!

TUESDAY  MAY 9, 2017  5:50 A.M.

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from the mid 40s in the Clifton area to some low 30s in parts of northwest New Jersey; winds are light northerly.

Today we will have partly sunny skies and temperatures will be a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday but still be below normal for this time of yea,r. There will be less wind so we should enjoy a nice spring day.

Seasonably cool weather will continue through Friday along with dry conditions.

A low pressure area expected to develop just offshore will likely give us some rain over the weekend, temperatures will continue to be cool.

A pattern change is expected next week with warmer spring weather likely.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the mid 60s, chance of rain late at night.

SATURDAY – MAY 13 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

MOTHER’S DAY – MAY 14 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 60s.

MONDAY – MAY 15 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West-northwest wind to 8 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Friday with possible advisories for Saturday.

Have a nice day!

MONDAY  MAY 8, 2017   5:50 A.M.

It is quite cool early on this Monday morning with temperatures ranging from the low 40s in the Clifton area to the mid 30s further inland, skies are partly to mostly cloudy and there is a light westerly wind.

An upper low pressure will continue to be nearly stationary through this week.  Today we will see some sunshine in the morning; clouds will return this afternoon, but unlike yesterday we should see no rain, it will be breezy by this afternoon.

Below normal temperatures should continue through the next several days. It will be mainly dry through Friday,but a low pressure area will likely give us rain for the Mother’s Day weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny this morning then becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and cool, low around 40.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 13 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 60.

MOTHER’S DAY – MAY 14 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 60.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West-northwest wind to 13 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

Have a nice day!

SUNDAY  MAY 7, 2017  5:40 A.M.

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from around 50 in the Clifton area to the mid 40s further inland; there is a light southwest wind.

An upper level low in the area will cause mostly cloudy skies today with a chance of mainly afternoon showers, it will cool with highs mostly in the 50s.

The upper level low will be nearly stationary near our area this week causing well below normal temperatures. Most of the week will remain dry but showers are again possible on Friday into next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low around 40.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – MAY 13 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is effect till midnight tonight for west winds to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet/

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft advisories on Monday with no advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday.

Have a nice day!

SATURDAY  MAY 6, 2017  5:57 A.M.

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and there is some drizzle or light rain in parts of the area. Temperatures are mild, ranging from around 60 in the Clifton area, to the mid 50s further inland; winds are light southeasterly.  Yesterday we picked up 1.48 inches of rain in Clifton with considerable more just to our south and east, as both Newark and Central  Park recorded around 3 inches of rainfall.

A deep low pressure now over Pennsylvania will slowly move to the north into Eastern Canada by tonight; we should still have considerable cloudiness with some showers likely especially this afternoon; temperatures will only rise a few degrees from our early morning lows.

Sunday will be cooler with mostly cloudy skies and a low chance of a shower.

Next week will be cooler than average with a chance of showers on Monday and again on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 6 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers likely mainly this evening, low in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower, high in the low 60s.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower in the afternoon, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 12 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect till 6 p.m on Sunday evening;  Today – South-southwest wind to 25 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible Sunday night into Monday; no advisories expected Tuesday and Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend!