Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from the low 30s in Clifton down to the mid 20s further inland, winds are light from the west.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 60 – 2015 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure overhead will give us a dry day with highs a couple of degrees above normal. We should see an increase in high clouds this afternoon, winds should be much lighter than yesterday.

A strong cold front with low pressure developing along the front will be approaching our area tomorrow which will give us a strong southerly flow of much milder air. Rain from this system should begin tomorrow afternoon and become heavy at times at time continuing into Christmas morning. Temperatures will rise into the 50s Rainfall amounts will be between 2-3 inches with wind gusts of 50 mph possible.

The strong cold front will cross the area Christmas morning followed by much colder air, the precipitation will end before any change over to snow.

The upcoming weekend is expected to be cold and dry.

A weak disturbance may touch off some light rain on Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 23 – Increasing high clouds, high in the low 40s.

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

THURSDAY – DEC 24 – Cloudy with rain developing mainly after 3 p.m. high in the upper 50s. Strong winds and heavy rain at night.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Rain heavy at times mainly before noon then partial clearing late in the day, breezy, early highs in the 50s will drop to the 30s by sunset.

SATURDAY – DEC 26 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 27 – Sunny, high near 40.

MONDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, high in the mid 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 29 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas less than one foot.

OUTLOOK – A storm watch is in effect valid between 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon until 7 a.m. on Friday morning; small craft advisories are probable Friday and Saturday; no advisories are expected for Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are a little above normal with readings ranging from the mid 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are calm or light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 22ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 69 – 2013 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 49 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak trough will pass through the area today causing cloudy skies this morning and will be followed by clearing this afternoon and it will become a little breezy, highs will be near normal.

High pressure will be in control of our weather on Wednesday with sunny skies and again near normal temperatures.

As the high moves offshore on Thursday and strong southerly flow of very mild and moist air will move into our area and rain will likely develop by the afternoon becoming heavy at times at night. 1-2 inches of rainfall is expected along with winds gusting to 40 mph.

Showers may continue on Christmas morning as a strong cold front crosses the area. It will become much colder but now it looks like the precipitation will end before being able to change to snow.

Chilly and dry weather is expected for the weekend.

Another disturbance may effect our weather early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 22 – Cloudy this morning then gradual clearing this afternoon, becoming breezy, highs in the low 40s.

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

WEDNESDAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 24 – Cloudy with rain likely developing in the afternoon becoming windy and quite mild, high in the mid 50s. Heavy rain likely and windy at night.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning then partly sunny in the afternoon, breezy and turning colder, early highs in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – DEC 26 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 27 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 28 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 a.m. Wednesday morning for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories are expected during the day on Wednesday; advisories expected late Wednesday night through Thursday night with some gale gusts likely; advisories will continue on Friday with some gale gusts into early in the afternoon; small craft advisories still possible on Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning and Happy Winter!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from the mid 30s in Clifton down to near 30 further inland, winds are mainly calm. Some inland areas may have some fog with black ice on the roads and sidewalks.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2013 RECORD LOW: 5 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 36 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: .01″ SNOW: TRACE

Today will be a mainly cloudy day with light winds with seasonable temperatures with highs near 40.

Tonight a weak disturbance will give us a chance of snow showers late tonight into early Tuesday morning, no accumulation is expected here but a dusting is possible across the higher terrain to our north and west.

Dry weather with temperature near seasonable levels the rest of Tuesday into Wednesday as high pressure builds into our area.

A strong cold front will approach the area on Thursday with a southerly flow of mild air moving into our area. Rain ahead of the front will be heavy at times with 1-2 inches possible. Along with the rain winds may gust to 40 mph.

The front will cross the area sometime on Christmas Day bringing in colder air along with a chance of snow showers.

The weekend looks to be dry with temperatures below normal on Saturday and near normal on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 21 – Mostly cloudy, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of snow showers after 9 p.m., low in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 22 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 24 – Cloudy with showers likely by the afternoon becoming heavy at times in the evening, windy, high in the mid 50s.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers turning to snow showers in the afternoon, high near 40.

SATURDAY – DEC 26 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 27 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest wind to 10 knots seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 1 a.m. Tuesday morning until 1 a.m. Wednesday morning; no advisories expected for Wednesday; advisories expected on Thursday with gales possible; advisories expected to continue on Christmas Day.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are around 10 degrees milder than yesterday at this time with readings ranging from the upper 20s in Clifton down to the upper teens further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 58 – 2002 RECORD LOW: 7 – 2004

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 32 LOW: 15 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a cloudy day and a weak disturbance is expected to give us a chance of snow showers mainly around noon till early afternoon. It will be a little milder today with highs in the upper 30s. A dusting of snow is possible mainly across the higher elevations to our north and west.

Monday will a partly sunny day with near seasonable temperatures. Another weak disturbance may give us a chance again of snow showers mainly after midnight. Winter begins at 5:02 a.m. Monday morning.

Tuesday and Wednesday look to be dry with seasonable temperatures continuing.

A strong cold front will cross the area sometime on Christmas Day, ahead of the front a strong southerly flow of mild air will develop and heavy rain is possible during Christmas Eve night.

After the front passes much colder air will move into the area sometime on Christmas Day with rain possible changing to snow before ending.

Mainly dry and cold weather for next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 20 – Cloudy with a chance of snow showers mainly around noon till early afternoon, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, low around 30.

MONDAY – DEC 21 – Partly sunny, high near 40, chance of snow showers late at night.

TUESDAY – DEC 22 – Cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 23 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 24 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon and night becoming windy, high in the mid 50s.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Chance of snow showers in the morning then becoming partly sunny breezy and colder, highs in the low 40s in the morning with temperatures falling to the 30s by the afternoon.

SATURDAY – DEC 26 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Monday; possible advisories on Tuesday; no advisories expected on Wednesday; advisories likely with a chance of gale gusts on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures are the lowest of the season so far with readings ranging from 17 in Clifton down to -2 degrees at Walpack, winds are from the north around 10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 25

RECORD HIGH: 55 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 8 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 33 LOW: 19 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Strong high pressure will be over our area today and then move offshore by tonight. We should have mostly sunny skies in the morning but we should see some increasing high clouds this afternoon. Temperatures will be similar than the last couple of days but with much less wind.

A weak disturbance will give us a chance of some light snow showers Sunday afternoon.

High pressure will dominate our weather Monday through Wednesday with dry conditions and near seasonable temperatres.

A rather strong cold front approach our area on Christmas Even giving us mild and windy conditions with a good chance of showers followed by much colder air on Christmas Day along with a chance of snow showers.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 19 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 30s.

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

SUNDAY – DEC 20 – Cloudy with a chance of snow showers mainly in the afternoon, high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 21 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

TUESDAY – DEC 22 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 23 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 24 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, becoming windy, high near 50.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Partly sunny and colder with a chance of snow showers, breezy, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through early Tuesday morning; possible small craft advisors Tuesday afternoon and evening; no advisories expected for Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe and heathy!