Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 37 in Clifton down to 29 at Sandyston. Winds are light from the southwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 13TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 5 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 54 LOW: 37 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure over Virginia will give our area a brisk southwest flow of mild air. Early clouds will give way to sunny skies by later this morning.

Mild Tuesday and Wednesday with less wind than today.

A weak warm front will approach the area Wednesday night that may cause a light shower.

Quite mild on Thursday and a weak cold front may touch off shower at night.

High pressure will dominate our weather on Friday with slightly cooler air.

A storm system will likely give us some rain on Saturday followed by dry and cool conditions for Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 13 – Becoming sunny after early morning cloudiness, breezy, high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s, chance of a shower at night.

THURSDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly cloudy and mild, high in the low 60s, chance of an evening shower.

FRIDAY – DEC 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – DEC 18 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – DEC 19 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest wind to 15 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday and Tuesday; small craft advisories likely Wednesday and Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 43 in Clifton down to 36 at High Point. Winds are brisk out of the west.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 12TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 65 – 2015 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 65 (Record high) LOW: 42 PRECIPITATION: .17″

Note: 61 years ago today our area received nearly two feet of snow, it is the earliest snowstorm I remember, I especially liked the three days off from school.

After record warmth yesterday we will be cooler today but at least we will see some sunshine as high pressure builds toward our area from the southeast states. Winds will be brisk especially this morning. High temperatures will be near 50 degrees which is still 5 degrees warmer than normal.

An unusual quiet weather pattern for mid December this week with dry conditions and mild temperatures. Most highs will be in the 50s but may reach the 60s on Thursday.

The next chance of showers will be on Saturday as a cold front approaches our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 12 – Partly sunny, breezy and cooler, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the low 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY- DEC 15 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

FRIDAY – DEC 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – DEC 18 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds to 15 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Wednesday; possible advisories on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and some scattered showers are falling in parts of the area. Temperatures are mild with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 42 in Clifton down to 36 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 11TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 6 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 48 LOW: 36 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A warm front will move north of our area this morning associated with some scattered showers. We should see a break in the rain this afternoon and a strong southerly flow will develop sending temperatures to record levels with highs well up into the 60s. The record high in Clifton was 62 set in 2015, the record for Newark is 65 set in 1971 and the record for Central Park is 64 set way back in 1879. A cold front will pass by our area this evening with showers developing. Winds with the front may gust to 45 mph and a wind advisory is in effect.

Much quieter weather for Sunday with cooler temperatures, winds will be brisk in the morning but diminsh in the afternoon.

Dry and mild weather is still expected next week with most highs in the 50s but be in the 60s on Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy with showers mainly this morning, highs in the mid 60s. Winds will increase and gust to 30 mph in the afternoon.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm this evening and a chance of showers after midnight. Very windy with gusts to 45 mph. A wind advisory is in effect. Low in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny with diminishing winds, high near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – DEC 17 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 4 a.m. Sunday morning for southerly winds gusting to 35 knots becoming northwest and gusting to 40 mph this evening. Seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely Sunday morning; no advisories expected Sunday afternoon through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 37 in Clifton down to 30 at High Point and Vernon. Winds are mainly calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 10TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1982

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Weak high pressure just offshore will give us a milder day today with a light southerly flow. Skies will start off mostly cloudy but become mostly sunny by this afternoon.

A warm front will move to our north Saturday morning associated with some light showers and followed by a strong southerly flow of very mild air, record highs are expected over much of the region. Most of the day will be dry but a cold front will likely give us more showers Saturday evening along with strong northwest winds and cooling temperatures.

Sunday should be a sunny day and it will be cooler, but highs should still be slightly above normal. Winds will be brisk in the morning but lower in the afternoon.

Much of next week will be dry and mild with most highs in the low 50s, Thursday may be our warmest day of next week with a high near 60.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny and not as cool, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers mainly after 3 a.m., low in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy, windy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s, wind gusts to 35 mph possible.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny and cooler with diminishing winds, high near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southwest wind to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: A gale warning has been posted effective between 6 a.m. Saturday morning until 4 a.m. Sunday morning; small craft advisories likely Sunday morning; no advisories expected Sunday afternoon through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 24 at High Point. Winds are light from the northwest. There may be some icy patches in some areas as some of the light precipitation last night froze as temperatures fell below freezing overnight.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE

High pressure will be in control of our weather today and we will start off mostly sunny but as the high moves offshore we should see some increasing cloudiness by this afternoon. Temperatures will be chilly with highs only climbing to around 40 degrees.

A southerly flow will develop on Friday and skies should be partly sunny with high temperatures around 10 degrees warmer than today.

Record high temperatures expected on Saturday as a strong southerly flow develops as a warm front moves to our north and a cold front approaches from the west. Showers are likely.

Sunday will be cooler but still slightly above normal, skies will be sunny with brisk winds in the morning diminishing in the afternoon.

Much if not all of next week should be dry and mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 9 – Increasing cloudiness and cool, high near 40.

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

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy, windy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORCAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Friday; small craft advisories likely Friday night through the day on Saturday; gale warnings possible for Saturday night; advisories probable on Sunday; no advisories expected on Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!