Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from near 40 in Clifton down to near 30 further inland, winds are light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 30

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 52 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Low pressure developing across the Tennessee Valley will move toward our area and intensify. Rain from this system will develop mainly by 3-4 p.m. and become heavy at times tonight into Saturday morning and it will become breezy with gusts to 30 mph. The rain may mix with snow before ending across the higher elevations to our north and west. Rainfall totals will average around an inch.

Now it appears that Sunday will be dry but with colder than average temperatures.

Mainly dry weather much of next week with temperatures at or below normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 4 – Rain developing by 3-4 p.m. high near 50

TONIGHT – Rain, low near 40.

SATURDAY – DEC 5 – Rain mainly in the morning, breezy, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 6 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 7 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDENSDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale warning has been issued effective between 6 a.m. Saturday morning until 6 a.m. Sunday morning; no advisories expected later Sunday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are seasonably cold with readings ranging from the low 30s in Clifton down to the low 20s further inland, winds are mainly calm or light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 1998 RECORD LOW 8 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW 33 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

High pressure build over the area will give us sunny skies today with high temperatures around 10 degrees milder than yesterday and with lighter winds it will be a more comfortable day.

Models are now closer to agreement that a low pressure system in the Gulf states will move toward our area on Friday with rain likely to develop in the afternoon and continued possibly heavy at times into Saturday morning. Showers are then possible Saturday afternoon into Sunday and some of these showers may be mixed with snow across the higher elevations to our north and west.

Dry and seasonably cold weather is expected Monday through at least Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

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

FRIDAY – DEC 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the low 50s, rain likely at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 5 – Cloudy with rain likely in the morning then chance of showers in the afternoon and at night. High in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 6 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 15 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Friday; advisories likely on Saturday with possible gales; small craft advisories likely to continue Sunday and Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from the low 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are mainly light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: TRACE

The low pressure that gave our area the heavy rain on Monday has moved to Quebec which will give us another breezy and cold day today. Some clouds this morning but the afternoon should be mostly sunny.

High pressure building into the area will give us another sunny day on Thursday with slightly milder temperatures.

Friday will start off dry but a low pressure system will give us a good chance of rain from Friday night through at least Sunday morning. The models continue to not be in agreement with the outcome of this system so the confidence in this forecast remains low.

Mainly dry with temperatures slightly below normal early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 2 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, breezy, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Clear, low near 30.

THURSDAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – DEC 4 – Mostly cloudy, high near 50, chance of rain at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 6 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain mainly in the morning, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday morning for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Thursday through the day on Friday; advisories likely Friday night through Sunday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2020.

The average temperature for the month was 6.5 degrees above normal making this the second warmest November since 1973 with 1975 being the warmest. Central Park recorded its warmest November while Newark airport had the 6th warmest November. The highest temperature was 82 degrees on the 9th, the lowest 25 degrees recorded on the 19th. Precipitation was above normal with 6.07″ falling, 2.66″ of which fell on the 30th. No snow was reported.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning and happy December!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from near 50 in Clifton down to the low 40s further inland, winds are light from the southwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 31

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 62 LOW: 42 PRECIPITATION: 2.66″

The low pressure that gave us the heavy rain and strong winds along with a rare late November thunderstorm has moved to northern New York state and will cause mostly cloudy skies with a low chance of an afternoon light shower. Temperatures will fall from 50 this morning down to the mid 40s by sunset. Winds will be brisk but not as windy as yesterday with gusts to 30 mph.

Dry weather with near seasonable temperatures Wednesday and Thursday as high pressure builds into our area.

The weather from Friday through the weekend will be unsettled with very low agreement among the computer models so there is a much lower confidence on the forecast than usual. As of now we will predict a chance of rain each day with even some snow mixed with rain late Saturday night into Sunday morning.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 1 – Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance of an afternoon shower, temperatures falling to the mid 40s by sunset. Winds gusting to 30 mph.

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

WEDNESDAY – DEC 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – DEC 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain after noontime, high near 50.

SATURDAY – DEC 5 – Partly sunny, high near 50 chance of rain and snow late at night.

SUNDAY – DEC 6 – mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 6 – 11 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected to continue through Wednesday night; no advisories expected for Thursday and Friday; possible advisories for Saturday!

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from the low 40s in Clifton down to the mid 30s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH; 66 – 2006 RECORD LOW – 15 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 58 LOW: 33 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A storm system will be moving into our area this morning with rain developing around 8-9 a.m. becoming heavy at times later this morning and continuing into this evening with even a chance of thunderstorms. Strong southeast winds will gust close to 40 mph. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are expected. Temperatures will be quite mild with highs in the 60s.

An upper level low will give our area a chance of showers on Tuesday, highs will be in the morning and then fall by sunset.

Mainly dry weather Wednesday and Thursday, temperatures will be slightly below normal on Wednesday and slightly higher than normal on Thursday.

Unsettled weather Friday into the weekend but at this time the computer models are not in agreement but the best chance of precipitation would be Friday night into Saturday but that will most likely change. Temperatures will be near or slightly above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 30 – Rain developing this morning becoming heavy at times with a chance of a thunderstorm. High in the low 60s. Wind gusts to 40 mph possible. Rainfall amounts 1-2 inches.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, low in the upper 40s..

TUESDAY – DEC 1– Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 40s in the morning dropping to the low 40s by late in the afternoon.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 4 – Partly sunny, high near 50, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – DEC 6 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 9 p.m. tonight for southerly winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 8-13 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected during the day on Tuesday; advisories likely to continue Tuesday night through the day on Wednesday; advisories still possible Wednesday night; no advisories expected Thursday or Friday.

Despite the stormy weather try to have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!