Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there may be some light sprinkles in parts of the area. Once again early temperatures are unseasonably mild with readings ranging from 43 in Clifton down to 33 at Walpack, these temperatures are around 20 degrees above normal. Winds are calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 15TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 60 – 2019 RECORD LOW: -3 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 (New Record) LOW: 38 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak disturbance moving through the area will give us cloudy skies this morning then becoming mostly sunny this afternoon. Temperatures will continue to be unseasonably mild with some record highs again possible as we should reach the low-mid 60s. Winds will be brisk out of the southwest gusting to 30 mph.

A rather strong frontal system will likely give us showers from Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. Temperatures will continue to be unseasonably mild but as the cold front moves to our east Friday morning temperatures will fall from the 50s in the morning down to the 30s by evening and then to the 20s Saturday morning. Winds will be quite brisk.

The weekend looks to be mainly dry, after a chilly Saturday, temperatures will again be mild on Sunday.

Mild weather to continue early next week with a chance of showers Monday night into Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 15 – Cloudy early then becoming mostly sunny, breezy and unseasonably mild, highs in the mid 60s.

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

THURSDAY – FEB 16 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon and evening, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – FEB 17 – Cloudy early with showers likely then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, quite windy with gusts to 35 mph. Early highs in the upper 50s will fall to the 30s by evening.

SATURDAY – FEB 18 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 19 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

PRESIDENTS DAY – FEB 20 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s, chance of showers at night.

TUESDAY – FEB 21 – Partly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 a.m. Thursday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; advisories likely Thursday night through the day on Saturday with some gales gusts possible; no advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday night; possible advisories again for Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and once again temperatures are above normal with early readings ranging from 40 in Clifton down to 32 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest to 25 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 14TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 56 – 2011 RECORD LOW: -3 – 2016

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 (New Record) LOW: 39 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

High pressure building from the west will give us a brisk northwest flow this morning with winds diminishing by this afternoon. High temperatures will be a few degrees cooler than yesterday but remain well above normal for mid-February.

Wednesday should start off cloudy but become sunny and even milder on Wednesday.

Very mild will continue Thursday into at least Friday morning as a frontal system moves into the area. Showers are likely Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. The cold front associated with this system will move through by noon on Friday. Highs on Thursday will be in the 60s and highs on Friday will be in the upper 50s in the morning falling to the 40s by sunset along with gusty winds.

Saturday will be much cooler but only a little below normal, early lows will drop to near 20 and highs in the low 40s.

The cooler air will not last long as Sunday into early next will again be milder.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 14 – Sunny with diminishing winds, highs the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Increasing clouds, low in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 15 – Cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – FEB 16 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely mainly after noontime with a possible thunderstorm, highs in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – FEB 17 – Showers likely till around 10 a.m. becoming mostly sunny by the afternoon, breezy, early highs in the upper 50s falling to the 40s by sunset.

SATURDAY – FEB 18 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 19 – Partly sunny and milder, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – FEB 20 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. this morning for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories likely on Wednesday; no advisories expected during the day on Thursday; advisories likely Thursday night through Saturday with some gale gusts possible on Friday; no advisories expected for Sunday.

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Good morning everyone

Our skies are partly cloudy on this Monday morning and temperatures are mild with early readings ranging from 40 in Clifton down to 29 at Walpack. Winds are from the north around 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 13TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 57 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 3 – 2016

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 46 LOW: 30 PRECIPITATION: .02″

The low pressure that gave us some overnight light rain is moving further offshore as high pressure builds into our area. Today will be a mostly sunny day with mild temperatures mainly in the upper 50s.

A weak cold front will come through dry tonight followed by a brisk northwest flow for Tuesday, high temperatures will be a couple of degrees lower than today but remain well above normal. Wind gusts to 25 mph are possible.

Wednesday will start off cloudy but sunshine will return by the afternoon and temperatures will rise to the low 60s.

A strong frontal system will cause showers Thursday afternoon through the day on Friday. Temperatures will be very mild with highs in the 60s on Thursday with highs in the upper 50s Friday morning dropping to the 40s by sunset along with brisk winds.

The weekend will be dry with seasonably cold temperatures on Saturday but rising again to above normal levels on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 13 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and becoming breezy, low in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – FEB 14 – Sunny and breezy, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 15 – Mostly sunny and quite mild, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – FEB 16 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon and night, very mild, highs in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – FEB 17 – Mostly cloudy and windy with showers likely mainly in the morning, early highs in the upper 50s, dropping to the 40s by sunset.

SATURDAY – FEB 18 – Sunny and seasonably cold, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 19 – Mostly sunny and milder, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. Tuesday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 6-9 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday afternoon and night; possible small craft advisories Wednesday and Thursday; advisories expected for Friday with some gale gusts possible.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are partly cloudy and early readings range from 31 in Clifton down to 17 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 12TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 60 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 2 – 1979

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 46 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

We should see an increase in clouds today as high pressure moves offshore and a storm system across the southeast states moves northeast. We will have a chance of very light rain later tonight into early Monday morning but most of the precipitation will stay to our south and east.

Mainly dry weather Monday through Wednesday as high pressure builds into the area, temperatures will again be mild with most highs in the 50s.

Very mild Thursday and Friday but with showers likely as a frontal system moves through the area. Highs both days will be in the low 60s.

Cooler on Saturday as temperatures move to near normal levels but at this time it looks like the mild weather will return on Sunday and continue much of next week as our mild and snowless winter continues.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 12 – Becoming mostly cloudy, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, low in the low 30s.

MONDAY – FEB 13 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 14 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 15 – Cloudy early then becoming partly sunny, high near 60.

THURSDAY – FEB 16 – Partly sunny and very mild with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – FEB 17 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, breezy with a high near 60.

SATURDAY – FEB 18 – Sunny and cooler, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots this morning then east-northeast in the afternoon to 10 knots, seas around 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 7 p.m. this evening through 1 a.m. Tuesday morning; advisories possible the rest of Tuesday through Thursday.

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Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are partly cloudy and early temperatures range from 36 in Clifton down to 28 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the west.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 11TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 64 – 2009 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1979

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 59 (Tied Record high) LOW: 43 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure building from the mid-west will give us a mostly sunny day with diminishing winds as the high moves closer to our area. Although temperatures will be cooler today it will still be 5-10 degrees above normal.

Sunday will be a partly sunny day with continued seasonably mild temperatures but a low pressure will be approaching from the southeast states. Most of the precipitation should remain to southeast but there is a 50% chance of rain with the rain more likely along coastal areas and less inland.

Dry and mild Monday through Wednesday with highs in the 50s.

Unseasonably mild Thursday into Friday with highs both days in the 60s. A strong frontal system approaching our area will give us a chance of showers on Thursday with showers more likely on Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 11 – Sunny with diminishing winds, highs in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low near 30.

SUNDAY – FEB 12 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s, chance of rain at night.

MONDAY – FEB 13 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 14 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 15 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – FEB 16 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – FEB 17 – Mostly cloudy and windy with showers likely, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest wind to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories likely to develop during the day on Sunday; Gale watch Sunday night through noon on Monday! Advisories expected to continue Monday afternoon through Tuesday night; no advisories expected for Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!