Skies are partly cloudy early this morning and temperatures are about ten degrees higher than yesterday morning ranging from around 30 in the Clifton area to the low 20s further inland, winds are light.

Today will be a rather nice day with high temperatures reaching the low 40s and with some sunshine and light winds it will feel more comfortable than the last couple of days.

A storm system will be moving into the area tomorrow with precipitation starting off as a mix of snow, sleet and rain in the afternoon and changing to all rain at night, there may be a little accumulation before the change over.

Rain will persist into Sunday and it could become quite mild as a warm front moves through the area, temperatures may briefly rise to the low 60s in the afternoon.

The mild weather will be short lived as a cold front will cross the area by Sunday night ending the rain but ushering in colder air.

Monday will be a seasonably cold and dry day.

A clipper system may give us some light snow Tuesday afternoon followed by the coldest air of the season so far Wednesday through Friday.

No major snowstorms are indicated for at least the next two weeks.

THE FORECAST:

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

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

SATURDAY – Cloudy with a mix of snow and rain developing by 4pm, accumulation of 1/2 inch of snow before changing to rain, high near 40.   Rain at night.

SUNDAY – Rain ending by 3pm, quite mild with a high near 60, clearing and colder at night.

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

TUESDAY – Cloudy with a chance of light snow, high near 30.

WEDNESDAY – Partly sunny, high near 30.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny and quite cold, high only in the mid 20s.

MARINE FORECAST:   Small craft advisory in effect till noon today for westerly winds gusting to 30 mph this morning, diminishing this afternoon, seas 4-5 feet this morning diminishing to 3-4 feet by this afternoon.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely Saturday night through Monday with no advisories expected on Tuesday.

CLIMATE – December 2014 averaged nearly four degrees above normal, precipitation in Clifton was 4.63″ which is slightly above normal.  Snowfall was only .2 of an inch well below the 6 inches that normally fall in December (probably since the winter shower curtain is not up)       The year 2014 was slightly below normal in temperatures but it still made it the coldest year since 2003, the first three months of the year were much below normal.  Snowfall was over 50 inches for the year, most of it falling January till we took the winter shower curtain down in mid February.  The highest temperature of the year was 94 degrees on July 8th and the lowest was a frigid 1 degree above zero on January 7th.

Have a good day!

We have mostly clear skies on the New Year’s Day morning and early morning temperatures range from around 20 in the Clifton area to the low teens further inland and as low as 4 degrees in Walpack, NJ, winds are light.

Today the winds will pick up and although high temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher than yesterday, wind gusts to 30 mph will make it feel colder, despite mostly sunny conditions.

Friday will still be windy but again with plenty of sunshine and temperatures a couple of degrees higher than today.

A storm system will affect the area this weekend, precipitation should start off as a mixture of snow, sleet and rain in the afternoon, some accumulations may occur over far inland areas before changing to plain rain by midnight Saturday night.

Sunday we will have showers and it will become quite mild with highs reaching the 60 degree mark.

Colder air moves back in Sunday night and should be with us most of next week, we should stay mainly dry but there is a slight chance of flurries or snow showers Monday and Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Sunny and windy, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 20s.

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

SATURDAY – Increasing cloudiness with a mixture of snow, sleet and rain developing in the afternoon, high near 40, mixed precipitation changing to all rain by 10 pm.

SUNDAY – Rain, mainly before 1pm, quite mild with a high near 60.

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

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

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

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 6am on Friday for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday into Saturday, with advisories expected from Saturday night into Monday with possible gales Sunday night and Monday.

I wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year!

We have mostly clear skies early this morning and temperatures have fallen to the low 20s in the Clifton area to the teens further inland, winds are light.

Our cold and dry weather will continue today, temperatures will be chilly only reaching the freezing mark despite plenty of sunshine.

Tonight at midnight we will have clear skies and temperatures around the 20 degree mark, winds will be a little brisk dropping wind chills down to the lower teens.

New Year’s Day will be sunny but with a brisk wind and temperatures only in the 30s.

A little milder with partly sunny skies on Friday.

A storm system will be moving into the area on the weekend, precipitation may start as early as Saturday afternoon in the form of light snow then change to rain Saturday night, inland may pick up an inch or two of snow before the change over.

Sunday will be quite mild with rain continuing.

Colder again next week with a chance of snow during the mid-week period.

THE FORECAST:

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

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the upper teens.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – Sunny and breezy, high in the mid-upper 30s.

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

SATURDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow developing in the afternoon, high in the upper 30s, precipitation mixing with and changing to rain at night.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, mild, high in the low 50s.

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

TUESDAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s, chance of snow at night.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect from 1pm today till 6pm on Thursday for west winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 2-4 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday into the day Saturday with small craft advisories likely Saturday night into Sunday.

Have a good day!

We have partly cloudy skies early this morning and temperatures have dipped to the mid 20s in the Clifton area to around 20 further inland, these temperatures although cold are actually near normal for this time of year.

Today we will have a mix of clouds and sun, temperatures will be slightly below normal, mainly in the mid 30s.

Seasonably cold weather will continue into Friday along with dry conditions, winds may be a little brisk on New Year’s Day.

A storm system will be affecting the area from late Saturday into Sunday, at the present time it appears the precipitation will fall mainly as rain but may begin with a wintery mix especially inland.

Cold  and dry weather will return next week.

THE FORECAST:

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

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 20s.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s

NEW YEAR’S DAY – Sunny and breezy, high in the mid 30s.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

SATURDAY – Mostly cloudy, high around 40, rain or snow likely at night.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – Mostly sunny and colder, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North wind to 12 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely Wednesday into Thursday night with no advisories expected Friday and Saturday.

Have a good day!

Skies are mostly cloudy at daybreak this morning, temperatures range from the low 30s in the Clifton area to the upper 20s further inland, winds are light.

Today we will be a mostly sunny day, temperatures will still be slightly above normal reaching the low 40s.

Colder air will filter in as a large high pressure builds eastward from the western states, high temperatures Tuesday through Friday will be in the 30s and lows in the 20s which is slightly below normal for this time of year, however no precipitation is expected and the days will have plenty of sunshine.

The next chance of precipitation will be over the weekend and it will become milder so if precipitation does occur it should fall mainly as rain.

THE FORECAST:

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

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 20s.

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

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

NEW YEAR’S DAY –  Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

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

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

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

MARINE FORECAST:   TODAY – North-northwest winds to 13 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible Wednesday night into Thursday night otherwise no advisories expected through Friday.

Have a good day!