It is a frigid morning with temperatures ranging from around 5 in the Clifton area to some below zero readings in some of the colder suburbs, skies are clear and the winds are nearly calm.

Today will be a partly sunny day with cold temperatures.

Increasing clouds tonight and not as frigid.

Saturday will be cloudy with some light snow or flurries with no accumulation.

It now appears that Sunday will be warmer with light snow changing to rain as an cold front stays to our north.

The front will move to our south on Monday with colder temperatures and we will have a mix bag of snow, sleet and freezing rain, at this time accumulations will be minor.

Clearing with seasonable cold temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Another Arctic cold front may give us some snow showers on Thursday followed by a return of frigid conditions next Friday through the weekend.

The Forecast:

Today Partly sunny, high in the mid 20s.

Tonight – Mostly Cloudy low in the upper teens.

Saturday – Cloudy with a chance of light snow or flurries, high in the mid 30s.

Sunday – Cloudy with light snow changing to rain, high in the low 40s.

Monday – Cloudy with a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain, high in the low 30s.

Tuesday – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

Wednesday – Mostly sunny, high around 30.

Thursday – Mostly Cloudy with a chance of snow showers, high in the low  30s.

Marine Forecast – Today – West winds to 17 knots, seas 3 feet.

Outlook – No advisories expected Saturday, with small craft advisories possible Sunday through Tuesday.

Have a good day.

Skies are cloudy at 5:30am this morning and temperatures are ranging from the low 30s in the Clifton area to the upper 20s in Northwest New Jersey, winds are light southwesterly.

An Arctic cold front will be crossing the area this morning, a band of light snow that is in Eastern Pennsylvania early this morning will be moving through our area shortly that may accumulate to just under an inch.  Skies will clear this afternoon, the winds will pick up and it will become much colder with temperatures falling to around 20 by sunset.

Tonight will be frigid with lows in the single digits and below zero in the colder suburbs.

Friday will be cold and dry.

A cold front will be settling through our area on Saturday and to our south on Sunday, there will be a chance of a little light snow on Saturday but snow will be more likely Sunday and Monday with even a chance that the snow will continue on Tuesday.  It is likely that 6 inches of snow will fall over this time  period.

Clearing and seasonably cold weather expected on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Snow likely this morning accumulating less than an inch, clearing this afternoon and becoming windy, temperatures falling from a morning high in the low 30s dropping to around 20 by sunset.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and frigid, low around 5.

FRIDAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 20s.

SATURDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – Cloudy with snow likely, high in the low 30s.

MONDAY – Cloudy with snow likely, high around 30.

TUESDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warning in effect till 10pm tonight for northwest winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 4-7 feet, freezing spray likely.

OUTLOOK – No advisories Friday and Saturday with advisories possible on Sunday and advisories more likely on Monday.

This may be my last post till February 15th, it all depends on internet access on the nice and warm Caribbean island of Grenada.

Have a good day!

Skies are cloudy at 6am this morning and temperatures are around 20 degrees in Clifton ranging to some single digits in some of the colder valleys, winds are nearly calm.

A weak warm front will cross the area this morning accompanied by cloudy skies and a chance of a couple of flurries, not as cold today with highs reaching close to 40 degrees.

An Arctic cold front will cross the area on Thursday morning which is likely to give us a brief band of snow that may accumulate to about an inch.  Gusty northwest winds will follow the front along with a return to much colder air, temperatures may fall to the single digits by Friday morning.

Friday will be a dry but very cold day.

Slightly moderating temperatures for the weekend but snow will be likely starting on Sunday which may last until Tuesday, at this point it is difficult to guess on snow accumulations but they may be significant.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy and not as cold, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with light snow likely after 2am, low in the mid 20s.

THURSDAY – Cloudy with some snow likely in the morning becoming windy, high around 30 in the morning dropping to the low 20s by sunset, accumulation of around 1 inch.

FRIDAY – Partly sunny and very cold, high in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – Partly sunny and not as cold, high in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – Cloudy with snow likely, high in the low 30s.

MONDAY – Cloudy with snow likely, high near 30.

TUESDAY – Cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning then clearing, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory will be in effect from 10am this morning till 10pm tonight for southerly winds to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

Gale warning will be in effect from 11am till 11pm on Thursday.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday into Sunday morning with advisories possible Sunday night.

Have a good day!

Skies are mostly clear early this morning and temperatures are very cold with readings around 10 degrees in the Clifton area to the single digits in the colder suburbs, winds are from the west 5-10 mph.  Be very careful when heading out this morning since there will be slush and black ice on untreated roadways and sidewalks.

Today will be a mostly sunny day with very cold temperatures, tonight we will have increasing cloudiness with low temperatures around 10 degrees higher than this morning.

Milder on Wednesday as winds become southwest, we may even come close to the 40 degree mark.

An Arctic front will cross the area on Thursday morning likely accompanied by some light snow, at this time accumulations should be an inch or less.

Frigid weather again for Thursday night and Friday but we will be dry.

Slight moderation in temperatures for the weekend but a more significant storm may affect our area with snow Sunday and Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 20s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the upper teens.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy, not as cold, high near 40, light snow likely at night.

THURSDAY – Chance of light snow in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, morning high of 30 degrees will drop to near 20 degrees by sunset.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – Mostly cloudy, low chance of light snow, high in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – Cloudy with a chance of snow, high in the low 30s.

MONDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, high near 30.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 4pm this afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories possible during the day Wednesday with likely advisories Wednesday night into Thursday, advisories still possible Friday and Saturday.

Have a good day!

At 6am this morning we have snow mixed with sleet falling and the temperature is just below freezing at 31 degrees, winds are from the east, overnight accumulation is around 5 1/2 inches.  The rain/snow line is just south of our area, down the shore only plain rain is falling and temperatures are in the low 40s.

Today we will see a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain changing back to all snow before ending late this afternoon or early evening, an additional 2 inches may fall.  Arctic air will be rushing in behind the storm and temperatures will fall rapidly tonight so any standing slush will freeze solid on untreated roads and sidewalks.

Tuesday will be dry with very cold temperatures.

Not on cold on Wednesday but another Arctic front will be moving through giving a chance of snow showers Wednesday night into Thursday.  A storm system is expected to develop off the Virginia coast Thursday night but at this time should stay south of us.

Much colder again on Friday with temperatures moderating slightly for the weekend with no precipitation expected.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Snow mixing with sleet and rain today before changing back to all snow before ending this evening, additional 1-3 inches expected.

TONIGHT – Cloudy early then becoming mostly clear, breezy and much colder, low around 12.

TUESDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 20s.

WEDNESDAY – Cloudy and not as cold, high in the upper 30s, chance of snow showers at night.

THURSDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers, high in the upper 20s.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny and very cold, high in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warning will be effect from 4pm today till 6am on Tuesday for northwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected late in the day on Tuesday through Wednesday, with small craft advisories possible Wednesday night through Friday.

JANUARY 2015 CLIMATE DATA.

January temperature was 26.8 degrees which was 2.5 degrees below normal.  Precipitation was slightly above normal with 4.61″.  Snowfall was also a bit above normal with 14.2 inches accumulating.      The months high temperature was 53 degrees on the 4th with lowest reading of 4 degrees on the 8th.

Why did Seattle pass that ball?

I do believe the Groundhog will see his shadow today and we will have six more weeks of winter.

Have a good day!