Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures have dropped to the upper 20s here in Clifton to the upper teens in the colder suburbs, winds have become northerly. Some snow flurries have been reported in northwest New Jersey and the Poconos.

Arctic air will be over us today, temperatures will not rise much or at all today with most readings staying in the 20s and with a brisk wind will drop wind chill values to the single digits, skies will be partly to mostly sunny however there still may be some flurries mainly across the Poconos.

Tonight will easily be the coldest night of the season as temperatures drop to the low teens in Clifton to the single digits inland, with much lower wind chill values.

Tuesday will be a mostly sunny day, still very cold but with diminishing winds.

After another quite cold morning on Wednesday temperatures will moderate into the 40s during the day along with plenty of sunshine.

Still dry Thursday and most of Friday with slightly above normal temperatures.

The next chance of precipitation will be over the weekend with two storms one on Saturday and a second storm later on Sunday, at this time it looks like it will be warm enough that any precipitation will fall as rain.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly sunny and breezy, temperatures near steady around 30 degrees.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low around 11.

TUESDAY – Sunny with diminishing winds, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – Sunny and not as cold, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s, chance of rain later at night.

SATURDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 7 a.m. on Tuesday for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas building to 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories will likely be needed for Tuesday with no advisories Wednesday and Thursday, possible small craft advisory conditions on Friday.

Have a good day!

Skies are clear on this early Sunday morning and temperatures range from the upper 20s here in Clifton to around 20 in the colder suburbs, winds are nearly calm.

Today we will have plenty of sunshine with temperatures a couple of degrees milder than on Saturday but it will be rather breezy by this afternoon.

An Arctic cold front will cross the area tonight, low temperatures tonight will be again in the 20s and will mainly remain in the 20s on Monday despite plenty of sunshine.

Tuesday will be bitterly cold with early morning temperatures falling to the low teens in the Clifton area to some single digits inland, skies will remain mostly clear.

Dry weather continues the rest of this work week with moderating temperatures.

A storm will give us our next chance of precipitation on Saturday but it should be warm enough for it to fall as all rain.

Looking further ahead computer models are indicating a possible significant winter storm early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Sunny and breezy, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 20s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, breezy and cold, high only near 30.

TUESDAY – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – Sunny and not as cold, high in the low 40s.

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

FRIDAY – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s, chance of rain at night.

SATURDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 7 a.m. on Tuesday.  TODAY – West-southwest winds to 25 knots, seas building to 3 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected from late Tuesday through Thursday.

Have a good day!

Skies are mostly clear early on this first Saturday of the year and temperatures are the coldest since November with readings ranging from the upper 20s her in Clifton to the low 20s in some of the colder inland areas,  these temperatures are still slightly above normal, winds are light.

We should see plenty of sunshine both today and on Sunday, temperatures will be slightly above normal but it will be on the breezy side.

The coldest air since last March will be covering the area on Monday and Tuesday with highs both days struggling to hit the 30 degree mark with lows well down in the teens especially on Tuesday morning, it should remain on the breezy side but with continued sunny days.

A moderating trend will start on Wednesday and last the rest of the week as temperatures will again be slightly above normal.

A coastal low may develop to give us some rain or snow next weekend with a stronger storm possible early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low around 30.

SUNDAY – Sunny and breezy, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – Sunny, high only around 30.

TUESDAY – Sunny, high around 30.

WEDNESDAY – Sunny and not as cold, high near  40.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

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

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 6 p.m. on Sunday for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-4 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisory will probably be extended through Tuesday with no advisories expected Tuesday night into Wednesday.

DECEMBER 2015 CLIMATE –  Amazing December warmth as temperatures were 13.6 degrees above normal for the month breaking the previous record by more than six degrees, this past December was warmer than most Novembers.  Precipitation was slightly above normal with 5.18 ” falling.  Snow and ice was well below normal with .4″ recorded.

Have a good day!

Skies are cloudy on the early New Year’s Day morning and temperatures are ranging from the upper 30s here in Clifton to the low 30s in the colder inland areas, winds are light westerly.

Today we will continue to have mostly cloudy skies with temperatures slightly above normal.  Winds will become breezy by this afternoon.

The weekend will be dry with finally more in the way of sunshine, temperatures will continue to average slightly above normal.

The coldest air of the season will move into the area Monday and Tuesday giving us our first below normal air since November, temperatures on Tuesday morning may fall into the low teens.

Dry weather will continue the rest of next week with a moderation of temperatures.

Computer models have been indicating a major storm to affect our area around Jan 12th.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the upper 20s.

SATURDAY – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – Sunny, high near 40.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect from 3 p.m today till 5 p.m. on Saturday for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – Near advisory level winds Sunday through Tuesday.

I hope that everyone has a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Skies have become mostly clear early on this New Year’s eve and temperatures are again mild with readings ranging from the low 40s here in Clifton to the mid 30s further inland, winds are nearly calm.

With the rainfall late last night into very early this morning we now have 10 straight days with some measurable precipitation, however now we should see a dry spell for the next several days.

Today we finally will see some sunshine with temperatures reaching the upper 40s which is about 10 degrees above normal for this time of year as we close out an historically warm December.

Dry weather with cooler temperatures New Year’s Day through the weekend but still with temperatures slightly above normal.

Cold and dry Monday and Tuesday and we may see our first below normal days since the end of November.

The cold spell will not last long as temperatures are again expected to rise to above normal readings Wednesday through the end of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

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

NEW YEAR’S DAY – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

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

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West-northwest wind to 12 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Near advisory level conditions late Friday through Monday.

Have a good day!