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Steady rain is falling over the area early this morning and temperatures range from near 40 in Clifton down to the mid 30s further inland, winds are light northeasterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 33

RECORD HIGH: 78 – 2012 RECORD LOW: 8 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 55 LOW: 37 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A low pressure will be moving off the coast and the steady rain should end by around 8 a.m., we should stay cloudy through the rest of the day and evening with a chance of a light shower or two, temperatures will be near seasonable levels. Spring begins at 11:49 p.m. tonight.

A warm front will move north of our area Friday morning and a brisk southwest flow of unseasonably warm air is expected with temperatures well up into the 70s. There will be a chance of some showers and even a thunderstorm, winds will gust up to 35 mph. A cold front will cross the area by evening.

Much cooler weather for the weekend but it should be mostly sunny both days.

A low pressure will give us a chance of rain on Monday and depending on the track of the low some of the precipitation may begin as snow in the morning.

After a dry day on Tuesday there will be another low pressure moving into the area giving us a chance of rain on Wednesday, temperatures will be a little milder.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 19 – Steady rain ending by 8 a.m. then remaining cloudy with a chance of a shower, high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Slight chance of a shower in the evening then showers likely after midnight, low in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – MAR 20 – Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning and showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, windy and warm, high in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – MAR 21 – Sunny and much cooler, high near 50.

SUNDAY – MAR 22 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 23 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning then a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – MAR 24 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 4 a.m Friday morning valid until 6 a.m. Saturday morning; no advisories expected Saturday afternoon through Sunday night; advisories likely for high seas on Monday.

Try to have a nice day and hopefully stay healthy!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures range from the upper 30s in Clifton down to the mid 20s further inland, winds are calm or light northwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 2011 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 56 LOW 39 PRECIPITATION: .14″

High pressure will be moving through the area today giving us a dry and seasonably mild day, skies will be mostly sunny this morning but we should see an increase in the clouds this afternoon.

A low pressure area will be moving into the area late tonight with rain developing after midnight and continuing till around noon on Thursday, rain may be moderate to heavy at times with rainfall amounts near 1 inch. Most of Thursday afternoon and evening will be dry but some showers are possible later at night.

Friday looks to be a warm day ahead of a cold front, we should see considerable amounts of cloudiness with a chance of showers, highs during the day should reach the low to mid 70s but may be higher if we get more sunshine than expected.

Noticeable cooler weather for the weekend but we will be dry as strong high pressure moves into the area. Saturday will be breezy with less wind on Sunday.

Another disturbance may give us some more rain early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 18 – Increasing clouds, high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain developing after midnight, low near 40.

THURSDAY – MAR 19 – Cloudy with rain mainly in the morning, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 20 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, possible thunderstorms in the afternoon, high in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – MAR 21 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 22 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 23 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the mid 40s.

TUESDAY – MAR 24 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK – Possible small craft advisories Thursday morning; no advisories expected Thursday afternoon and night; advisories likely on Friday into Saturday; no advisories expected Sunday and Monday.

Have a nice day and hopefully stay well!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and there are some showers in the area and some snow in the higher elevations well inland, Highland Lakes reported 1/2″ of snow. Temperatures range from the upper 30s in Clifton down to the low 30s further inland, winds are light from the southeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 17 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW: 29 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak disturbance will cause some light showers this morning but we should have some sunshine by later this afternoon, high temperatures will be milder than yesterday reaching the mid-upper 50s.

Wednesday will be a nice day with plenty of sunshine and continued milder than normal temperatures.

A warm front will cause rain Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Friday will be unseasonably warm with highs well up into the 70s, however a cold front will cause more showers mainly Friday afternoon.

Dry and much cooler weather for the weekend!

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 17 – Cloudy this morning with a chance of showers, clearing by late in the day, high in the mid 50s.

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

WEDNESDAY – MAR 18 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s, chance of rain in the evening.

THURSDAY – MAR 19 – Cloudy with rain mainly in the morning, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 20 – Cloudy and unseasonably warm with showers likely, high in the mid 70s.

SATURDAY – MAR 21 – Partly sunny and much cooler, high near 50.

SUNDAY – MAR 22 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 23 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from noon today until midnight for high seas. Winds will be light and variable with seas building to 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Wednesday; small craft advisories likely Thursday into Friday; mainly sub-advisory levels for Saturday and Sunday but some advisory gusts possible Saturday afternoon.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Good morning!

Skies are clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures are chilly ranging from near 30 in Clifton down to the upper teens further inland, winds are from the northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 16TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 79 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 12 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 54 LOW: 40 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A strong high pressure over Quebec will give us a dry day today and with a southeast flow off the ocean will give us below normal temperatures which has not happened much this month, highs will be in the 40s. The day will start off clear but we should see an increase in clouds this afternoon.

A weak frontal system will give us a chance of light rain on Tuesday that may be mixed with snow across northwest New Jersey in the morning. Temperatures will rebound with highs in the 50s.

High pressure will give our area a nice day on Wednesday with plenty of sunshine and seasonably mild temperatures.

Showers are likely Thursday and Friday as a warm front moves through on Thursday followed by a cold front late Friday. Temperatures will be seasonably mild on Thursday then become quite warm on Friday.

At this point the upcoming weekend looks dry with cooler temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 16 – Increasing clouds and cool, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight, low in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly before 3 p.m., high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 18 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, high in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 20 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, high in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – MAR 21 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 22 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast winds to 15 knots, seas 1 foot or less.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday and Wednesday; advisories likely Thursday and Friday.

Try to have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from near 40 in Clifton down to the low 30s further inland, winds are light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 15TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 56 LOW: 39 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A strong high to our north will give our area mostly sunny skies today after early morning clouds, temperatures will be near seasonable levels.

As the high pressure moves off the New England coast an onshore flow of cool air will be with us on Monday with temperatures actually a little below normal which has not happened much this month.

A weak front will give us a chance of shower on Tuesday, it will not be as cool as Monday.

Short lived dry weather on Wednesday followed by a chance of showers Thursday thorough early next weekend. Some of the showers may be mixed with snow early Thursday morning. Friday may be quite mild with highs near 70 otherwise near normal temperatures are expected.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 15 – Mostly cloudy till mid morning then becoming mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and cool, low around 30.

MONDAY – MAR 16 – Increasing cloudiness and cool, high in the mid 40s, chance of showers after midnight.

TUESDAY – MAR 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 18 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers early in the morning then rain showers, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – MAR 20 – Cloudy with a chance of shower, milder, high in the upper 60s.

SATURDAY – MAR 21 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high near 50.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Have a nice day!