Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures are quite cold with readings ranging from 18 in Clifton (the coldest since March 3rd) to a frigid 7 degrees at High Point and Sandyston. Winds have diminished from the gusty winds that we had last night coming from the north at less than 10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 26.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 47 AVERAGE LOW: 30

RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989  12.0″ of snow in 2003.

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW 21 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Strong high pressure building into our area will give us quite cold weather but with much less wind than yesterday. High temperatures will struggle to reach the freezing mark. We will have an increase in clouds as a low pressure moves well south of our area which will only give us a slight chance of some flurries tonight.

Not as cold over the weekend with light winds, we should remain dry through the day on Sunday. A strong cold front will cross the area Sunday night possibly accompanied by some light snow or flurries.

Very cold weather Monday and Tuesday as an Arctic high pressure builds over the area. Winds will be gusty on Monday with less wind on Tuesday.

Milder Wednesday and Thursday but there will be a chance of rain both days as a low pressure system approaches our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 5 – Increasing cloudiness and quite cold, highs near 30.

TONIGHT – Cloudy and not as cold, lows in the upper 20s.

SATURDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s, chance of snow showers at night.

MONDAY – DEC 8 – Sunny and very cold, highs in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Saturday through the day on Sunday; advisories expected with possible gales Sunday night through Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Have a nice weekend but stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 30 in Clifton to 18 at Pequest. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 58.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 30

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a partly sunny day and it will become breezy as a cold front comes through dry later this afternoon. The front will be followed by a strong northwest flow of much colder air as we expect the lowest temperatures so far this season with overnight lows in the teens.

Friday we will see an increase in clouds and it will remain quite cold although there will be much less wind. A low pressure system well south of our area may touch off some light snow or flurries at night.

Moderating temperatures but still below normal temperatures for the weekend as weak high pressure moves through the area. An Arctic cold front will come through dry at night.

An Arctic high pressure will then give us much colder weather early next week. Another weak low pressure system will give us another low chance of snow Tuesday night into Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 4 – Partly sunny and becoming breezy, highs near 40. Wind gusts to 30 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, breezy and becoming much colder, lows in the upper teens. Wind gusts to 25 mph.

FRIDAY – DEC 5 – Increasing cloudiness and very cold, highs in the low 30s, chance of light snow at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 6 – Partly sunny, highs near 40.

SUNDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny and colder, highs in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 30s, chance of light snow at night.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow or rain, highs in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 9 a.m. this morning through midnight tonight for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Friday through the day on Sunday; possible advisories Sunday night into Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 30 in Clifton down to 20 at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the northwest. Due to the rain yesterday and the below freezing temperatures this morning there is a chance of some black ice in some spots. The air quality is good with and index of 28.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 1998 RECORD LOW 8 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW 30 PRECIPITATION: .73″

The low pressure that gave us the precipitation yesterday is moving well off the coast as high pressure builds over the area. We will have mostly sunny skies today with diminishing winds and the high temperature will be below normal with highs mainly in the low 40s.

Increasing clouds on Thursday and it will be breezy and cool. A cold front is expected to cross the area with only a chance of some flurries inland. Temperatures will tumble down to the teens by early Friday.

Friday will be partly sunny but very cold with highs only reaching the low 30s. A weak low pressure will move to our south giving our area a low chance of light snow at night.

The weekend looks to be dry with temperatures continuing to be below normal as high pressure builds into the area.

Another cold front is expected to come through dry Sunday night followed by even colder weather for early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – DEC 4 – Increasing cloudiness and breezy, highs in the low 40s, wind gusts to 28 mph.

FRIDAY – DEC 5 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 30s, low chance of light snow at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 6 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 8 – Partly sunny and cold, highs in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories expected for Thursday; no advisories are expected Friday through Sunday.

Have a good day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 30 in Clifton down to 22 at High Point. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 52.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW: 29 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A low pressure system will be moving into our area today with precipitation starting as snow shortly after 8 a.m. and accumulating to less than 1/2 of an inch before quickly changing to rain. Further to our north and west accumulation will be mainly from 2-4 inches. Rainfall amounts will be near an inch. The precipitation should end by early this evening.

High pressure will then build into our area for Wednesday and Thursday giving us dry conditions with seasonably cold temperatures. A cold front will come through dry Thursday evening.

Much colder on Friday with overnight lows in the teens and highs only near freezing despite plenty of sunshine. There is a low chance of some light snow Friday night as a weak low pressure system will be moving to our south and east.

The weekend weather looks mainly dry with continued below normal temperatures.

The dry weather should continue early next week but it will very cold.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 2 – Cloudy with snow developing shortly after 8 a.m. quickly changing to rain, highs near 40. Snowfall amounts less than 1/2″ Rainfall amounts near an inch.

TONIGHT – Chance of rain in the early evening then clearing and breezy, lows in the upper 20s, wind gusts to 25 mph.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 4 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny and very cold, highs in the low 30s. chance of light snow at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 6 – Partly sunny, highs near 40

SUNDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, highs near 40.

MONDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny and very cold, highs in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – A small craft advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. this morning through 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Wednesday night; advisories possible for Thursday; no advisories expected for Friday and Saturday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2025 – RECORDS BEGAN IN 1973

November’s temperature averaged 45.1 degrees which was slightly below normal. The highest temperature was 68 degrees set on the 5th and again on the 8th. The lowest temperature was 30 degrees set on the 11th and again on the 29th. Rainfall amount was 1.95″ which was around half of normal. Snowfall was a trace.

CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE FALL MONTHS – SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

Temperatures averaged slightly above normal while precipitation was below normal with 8.35 inches and was the 6th driest fall on record.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone and Happy First Day of Meteorological Winter!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from 33 in Clifton down to 29 at High Point and Hackettstown. Winds are a little brisk out of the west. The air quality is good with an index of 37.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 70 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 33 PRECIPITATION: .09″

High pressure will give us a mostly sunny day today along with seasonably cold temperatures. Winds will be a little brisk today but diminish by late in the afternoon.

Low pressure will then move into our area on Tuesday with snow developing around daybreak and then change to rain in the afternoon. Snowfall amounts will be near 1″ in Clifton with higher amounts to our north and west. Total liquid precipitation should be near an inch. The rain will end in the evening.

High pressure will then build into the area giving us dry and chilly weather for Wednesday and Thursday. A cold front will come through dry Thursday night.

Friday looks to be the coldest day of the season with overnight lows in the teens and daytime highs only around 30.

Low pressure moving to our south will give us a chance of snow or rain late Friday night into Saturday.

High pressure will then should give us a dry day on Sunday with continued below normal temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 1 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of snow after 4 a.m., lows in the upper 20s.

TUESDAY – DEC 2 – Cloudy with snow and rain in the morning then rain in the afternoon ending in the evening. Highs near 40. Snowfall amounts around 1 inch with more inland. Total liquid precipitation around an inch.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, highs near 40.

THURSDAY – DEC 4 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny and very cold, highs only in the low 30s, chance of snow late at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, highs near 40.

SUNDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 15 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been issued effective between 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon through 4 a.m. Wednesday morning; no advisories expected the rest of Wednesday and Wednesday night; advisories likely on Thursday; no advisories expected for Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!