Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. ranged from 30 in Clifton down to 21 at Vernon, winds are from the north around 5-10 mph. There may be some light freezing rain falling in some area inland.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 15TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 24

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: TRACE ICE: TRACE

Low pressure developing over the southeast states will cause cloudy and chilly conditions today with a chance of some light freezing rain mixed with sleet.

As the low pressure gets closer to our area we will have heavier freezing rain tonight changing to plain rain Tuesday morning. About a tenth of an inch of ice is expected in the Clifton area but above a quarter inch of ice across inland areas of the area where an ice storm warning is in effect. Clearing and milder Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday will be a dry but chilly day, but at least it will be mostly sunny.

Another significant storm is expected Thursday into Friday with snow during the day Thursday changing to rain by Friday morning.

A dry but chilly weekend is likely!

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 15 – Cloudy with a chance of light freezing rain mixed with sleet, high in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Freezing rain changing to plain rain after midnight, low near 30.

TUESDAY – FEB 16 – Rain in the morning then becoming partly sunny and milder, high in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 17 – Sunny and colder, high in the low 30s.

THURSDAY – FEB 18 – Snow, high in the low 30s. Snow mixing with sleet and freezing rain at night then to plain rain after midnight.

FRIDAY – FEB 19 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely in the morning, high in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 20 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 3-4 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely for Tuesday; no advisories expected for Wednesday; small craft advisories likely Thursday and Friday.

NOTE: A record breaking cold wave is occurring across much of the middle of the country. Texas is also having a serious ice storm with considerable power outages.

Happy Presidents Day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 24 in Clifton down to 16 at Vernon. Winds are from the north-northeast around 10 mph. Overnight freezing drizzle may cause some slippery conditions on untreated roads and sidewalks, so be careful if you are going out this morning!

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 14TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 26 LOW: 20 PRECIPITATION: TRACE ICE: TRACE

The weak low pressure that caused some freezing drizzle overnight is moving offshore but cloudy skies will persist all day. Temperatures will not be as cold as yesterday with readings reaching a bit above freezing this afternoon.

Another weak low will give us a chance of light sleet and freezing rain on Monday possibly changing to plain rain in the afternoon.

A stronger low pressure will give our area another round of wintery precipitation on Monday night into the day on Tuesday with a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain possibly changing to plain rain in the afternoon.

Wednesday will be the only dry day of the week but it will continue to be chilly.

Another in the series of storms this week will likely gives us snow Thursday afternoon possibly changing to rain on Friday.

At this point next weekend looks to be dry with tempertures a bit below normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 14 – Cloudy, high in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, low in the upper 20s.

PRESDIDENTS DAY – FEB 15 – Cloudy with a chance of snow, sleet and freezing rain, high in the mid 30s. Freezing rain and sleet likely at night.

TUESDAY – FEB 16 – Mostly cloudy with snow, sleet and freezing rain in the morning changing to plain rain in the afternoon, high near 40.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

THURSDAY – FEB 18 – Cloudy with snow likely in the afternoon mixing with sleet at night, high in the mid 30s.

FRIDAY – FEB 19 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain, high in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 20 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Monday morning for northerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Monday; advisories likely for high seas on Tuesday; no advisories expected for Wednesday; advisories likely on Thursday!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. ranged from 23 in Clifton down to 11 at High Points, winds are light from the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 13TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 30 LOW: 15 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak disturbance will cause cloudy and cold conditions today with a wintery mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain from late this afternoon until around daybreak on Sunday. Accumulations of snow and sleet will be less than one inch but slippery conditions may occur on untreated walks and roads. The rest of Sunday will remain mostly cloudy and cold.

Another weak low pressure to our south will give us a low chance of more wintery weather on Monday.

A stronger low with more sleet and freezing rain will affect our area on Tuesday.

Wednesday will be the only dry day with partial sunshine but it will remain cold.

Still another storm will give us some rain or snow Thursday into Friday as our active winter weather continues.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 13 – Cloudy with a chance of snow and sleet developing this afternoon, high in the upper 20s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with snow, sleet and freezing rain likely, low in the mid 20s.

SUNDAY – FEB 14 – Cloudy with snow, sleet and freezing rain ending by 7 a.m., high in the mid 30s.

PRESIDENTS DAY – FEB 15 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of freezing rain or rain, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – FEB 16 – Cloudy with freezing rain and sleet, high in the mid 30s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 17 – Partly sunny, high in the low 30s.

THURSDAY – FEB 18 – Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow, high in the mid 30s.

FRIDAY – FEB 19 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until midnight Sunday night for northeast winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Monday; advisories possible Monday night through Tuesday night; no advisories expected for Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. ranged from 17 in Clifton down to 4 in Walpack, winds are from the north around 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 12TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 32 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: .07″ SNOWFALL 1.0″

High pressure build into the area from the west will give us a northerly flow of cold air today along with partly sunny skies. High temperatures should stay below freezing all day.

Saturday will start off dry but a low pressure area in the southeast states will approach our area giving us snow mixed with sleet Saturday night and mainly sleet and freezing rain on Sunday. The precipitation will be light with accumulations of snow and ice to be around 1 inch.

After a cold and dry Monday a stronger low pressure will affect our area on Tuesday, at this time the precipitation should be mainly in the form of snow and sleet with moderate accumulations.

And another storm is expected to affect our weather Thursday into Friday that may start off as snow but as warmer air moves in on Friday the snow may change to rain, however this storm is a week away so details of this storm will probably change a few times till then.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 12 – Partly sunny, high near 30.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the upper teens.

SATURDAY – FEB 13 – Mostly cloudy, high near 30. Snow likely at night mixing with sleet.

SUNDAY – FEB 14 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of sleet and freezing rain, high in the mid 30s.

PRESIDENTS DAY – FEB 15 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – FEB 16 – Snow and sleet likely, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 17 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

THURSDAY – FEB 18 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely Saturday and Sunday; no advisories expected during the day on Monday; advisories again possible Monday night into Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning!

Light snow is falling over much of the area with accumulations around 2 inches. Temperatures range from the low 20s in Clifton down mid teens further inland. Winds are light from the north-northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 11TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 23

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 20 PRECIPITATION: .03″ SNOWFALL: 0.4″

The weak low pressure area will be moving to our south today and ending shortly, total accumulation will be around 2 to possibly 3 inches. Some clearing by late in the day, but it will still be cold with highs just a little above freezing.

Friday and during the day Saturday will be quite cold with daytime highs below freezing and overnight lows mainly well down into the teens.

The next low pressure is expected to give us a good chance of snow Saturday night into Sunday possibly mixed with sleet at times.

After a dry and cold Monday another storm will give us a chance of snow which again may be mixed with sleet on Tuesday.

And still another storm may affect our area toward the end of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 11 – Snow ending this morning with total accumulations of 2-3 inches, slow clearing late in the day, high in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and very cold, low in the low teens.

FRIDAY – FEB 12 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 20s.

SATURDAY – FEB 13 – Increasing cloudiness, high near 30. Chance of snow and sleet at night.

SUNDAY – FEB 14 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and sleet, high in the mid 30s.

PRESIDENTS DAY – FEB 15 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – FEB 16 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and sleet, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY -FEB 17 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas around 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected for Friday; advisories possible Saturday through the day on Sunday; no advisories expected Sunday night through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!