Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly clear with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 46 in Clifton down to 40 at High Point. Winds are light from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1984 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: .17″

Today will be a pleasant late October day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures near seasonable levels with highs in the low 60s. Winds will be considerably lower than yesterday.

Another low pressure system will affect our area from late Friday afternoon through Saturday night with rain and rather gusty easterly winds. Rainfall amounts will be around 1-2 inches.

On Halloween we will continue to be mostly cloudy as the low pressure moves slowly away from our area. There is a slight chance of a morning shower but the rest of the day should be dry.

Mainly dry weather Monday through Wednesday with temperatures above normal Monday and Tuesday and near normal on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – OCT 29 – Mostly cloudy with rain developing mainly after 5 p.m., high near 60. Rain at night with possible thunderstorms.

SATURDAY – OCT 30 – Rain with a chance of thunderstorms, high in the mid 60s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 60s.

MONDAY – NOV 1 – Sunny, high in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – NOV 2 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 3 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northeast winds gusting to 15 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale warning has been issued effective between 8 a.m. Friday morning through 5 a.m. Saturday morning; advisories expected for high seas Saturday through the day on Sunday; no advisories expected Sunday night through Monday.

My blog entry for October 28, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy approaches our area: One more day to prepare for one of the worst storms to ever hit this area! This morning Sandy was located about 250 miles to the South-southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina moving northward. During the day today the winds will pick up from the northeast but there will be little or no rainfall, gusts can reach 35 MPH by this evening. Heavy rain and with strong damaging winds will begin by mid-morning on Monday, gusts to 55 MPH. Monday night will be the worst part of the storm with gusts possibly as high as 80 MPH with very heavy rain. Sandy is expected to come ashore near Sandy Hook around 10PM Monday night, damaging winds and very heavy rain will persist into Tuesday morning before slowly diminishing on Tuesday afternoon. Please take this storm very seriously, power may be out for several days, coastal flooding is even a bigger concern as the storm surge along the coast will be nearly 8 feet, this kind of surge will devastate our coastal areas, New York City subways may be shut down for one to two weeks. I would just add if people are told to evacuate along our coast as well as coastal areas of New York City should leave, this is much more serious than Irene was last year.. Rainfall of 2-6″ is expected, and with the area having a rather dry summer inland flooding should not be as bad as with Irene. Rain and winds will taper off Tuesday evening with wind gusts down to 40 MPH. Wednesday will be breezy with rain showers and cooler temperatures. Cool and dry the end of next week..

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there is some lingering rain over parts of the area. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 55 in Clifton down to 49 at High Point and winds are brisk out of the north.

CLIFTON’S WEATHER SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 75 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 53 PRECIPITATION: 4.75″ STORM TOTAL: 6.04″

Light rain should end by dawn this morning as the nor-easter moves further offshore and we should see some sunshine by this afternoon, winds will be brisk out of the north gusting to 35 mph. Temperatures will be a couple of degrees above normal.

Thursday will be a quiet weather day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures again will be slightly above normal with less wind than today.

Another storm system will give us more rain mainly from Friday evening through Saturday night with rainfall amounts less than this past storm with 1-2 inches possible.

Halloween looks quite pleasant as high pressure builds into the area giving our area mostly clear skies with seasonably mild temperatures.

Dry weather will continue through early next week and temperatures still slightly above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 27 – Becoming partly sunny and windy, high in the low 60s, wind gusts to 35 mph possible.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly clear, low in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – OCT 29 – Mostly cloudy with rain developing mainly after 2 p.m. high near 60.

SATURDAY – OCT 30 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the mid 60s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Mostly cloudy early then partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – NOV 1 – Sunny, high in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – NOV 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for north-northwest winds gusting to 45 knots seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected Thursday through Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday.

My forecast blog from October 27, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy approaches our area: This weekend is the time to prepare for possibly one of the worst storms in our lifetime. Today we may see a break of sunshine with mild temperatures, clouds will increase tonight along with a chance of light showers that will extend into Sunday. Winds and rain will gradually increase Sunday night. At 5am Sandy was downgraded to a tropical storm but don’t let that fool you this tropical storm combining with strong cold front approaching from the west will give us a extremely intense storm as it comes onshore, landfall right now is forecast to be on the New Jersey coast early on Tuesday morning. The strongest winds and heaviest rain will be from Monday morning till Tuesday midday. Hurricane force wind gust to 80 mph will be common over a large area causing widespread power outages . Torrential rains of up to 8 inches are possible, there is a chance that inland flooding will not be as severe as during Hurricane Irene due to the rather dry summer that we have had. Rain and wind will slowly diminish later on Tuesday. Still a chance of showers on Wednesday with some gusty winds but well below damaging levels. The rest of the week will be dry and cool.. This weekend is time to prepare for this unprecedented storm..

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Well better late than never. After replacing the router after a close lightning strike last night we are back up and running.

Some breaks in the clouds right now and temperatures at 3:30 p.m. range from 58 in Clifton down to 51 at High Point, winds are now light from the southwest. Total rainfall since last night is 5.15″

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 41

RECORD HIGH: 73 – 2010 RECORD LOW 30 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 77 (tied record) LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: 1.22″

The storm responsible for the heavy rain is not redeveloping off the coast and after a break in the precipitation some light to moderate rain is likely later this afternoon into tonight, additional rainfall should be less than an inch.

Wednesday will start off cloudy but we should see some clearing as the storm will slowly move eastward. It will be breezy with gusts to 30 mph.

Thursday should be a quiet weather day with sunny skies and seasonably cool temperatures.

Another storm system will give us more rain from Friday afternoon through Saturday evening however rain should not be as heavy as this past storm maybe around an inch with some higher amounts.

Halloween looks to be a sunny day with near seasonable temperatures and that dry weather should continue into Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 26 – Showers likely, high near 60.

TONIGHT – Showers ending by around 2 a.m., breezy, low in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 27 – Cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, breezy, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – OCT 28 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – OCT 29 – Rain mainly after 2 p.m., high near 60.

SATURDAY – OCT 30 – Rain likely, high in the mid 60s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – NOV 1 – Sunny, high in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST – A gale warning is in effect until 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon for winds north-northwest gusting to 40 knots, seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely mainly for high seas Wednesday night through Saturday.

Have a good day and stay safe and hopefully dry!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and some light rain is falling in parts of the area. Temperatures are around 10 degrees warmer than this time yesterday with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 55 in Clifton down to 49 at Wantage. Winds are light and variable.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 42

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 32 – 2003

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 43 PRECIPITATION: .02″

Showers should end early this morning as a warm front moves north of the area. Today will be a mostly cloudy and warmer day with temperatures rising into the 70s.

A strong coastal low will affect our area tonight through Tuesday night causing heavy rain and strong gusty winds. Rainfall in our area will be around 2-4 inches and winds will gust to near 40 mph. A flash flood watch is in effect.

Some early showers Wednesday morning then we should see some sunshine with seasonable temperatures during the day. Thursday will be sunny with continued seasonable temperatures.

Another potentially strong storm will likely give us more rain Friday into Saturday.

At this time Halloween seems like it will be a nice day with highs in the low 60s, which is milder than last year when the highs were only in the upper 40s.

Also it now appears that for the first time since at least 1973 that our low temperatures didn’t fall below 40 degrees in October.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 25 – Showers ending by 7 a.m. then mostly cloudy and warmer, high in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Rain with possible thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times, low in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – OCT 26 – Rain with possible thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times. Windy with northerly gusts to 40 mph possible, high near 60. A flash flood watch is in effect for rainfall amounts of 2-4 inches possible.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 27 – Showers ending in the morning then becoming prtly sunny in the afternoon, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – OCT 28 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – OCT 29 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, high near 60.

SATURDAY – OCT 30 – Cloudy with showers likely, high in the low 60s.

HALLOWEEN – OCT 31 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, high in the low 60s.

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

OUTLOOK – A gale watch is in effect valid Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon; small craft advisories still likely Wednesday night; small craft advisories possible during the day on Thursday for high seas; gales possible Thursday night through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!