Good morning!

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

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION .11″ SNOWFALL 0.2″

A warm front will move to our north this morning and we should have mostly sunny skies after early morning cloudiness, temperatures will be unseasonably mild with highs in the 50s.

Still mild on Tuesday but with more clouds and a chance of showers as a cold front approaches and moves through at night.

Cooler and mainly dry during the day on Wednesday but a stronger low pressure system will likely give our area snow after midnight that may accumulate 1-3 inches before changing to rain Thursday morning.

Rain will likely continue into Friday with above normal temperatures.

At this point Saturday looks dry but there will be a chance of snow or rain on Sunday, temperatures will be slightly above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

TUESDAY – FEB 4 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 5 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s, snow likely after midnight, possible accumulations of 1-3 inches.

THURSDAY – FEB 6 – Cloudy with a mix of snow, sleet and rain changing to all rain after 10 a.m., high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – FEB 7 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 8 – Mostly sunny, high in th low 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 11 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday; advisories likely on Friday.

Enjoy the mild and sunny weather today!

Good morning and Happy Groundhog Day and Super Bowl Sunday!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and there are some rain and snow showers occurring in parts of the area, temperatures range from the mid 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are mainly calm. There is some patchy fog in some areas.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 56 – 2014 RECORD LOW: 2 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: .01″

A weak disturbance is causing some rain and snow showers early this morning, after the disturbance moves to our east we should see some sunshine this morning but it will become cloudy again later this afternoon and evening giving our area another chance of snow or rain showers this evening, temperatures will continue to be above normal.

Monday and Tuesday will be mild as high pressure builds into our area, high tempertures will be in the 50s. Monday will be sunny but we should have mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday.

A stretch of precipitation is likely Wednesday through Friday which may be mixed with snow late Wednesday night into Thursday morning as some colder air filters into the area. Overall temperatures will continue to be above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 2 – Cloudy early this morning with some rain or snow showers possible then becoming partly sunny later this morning, increasing cloudiness again this afternoon, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers this evening becoming partly cloudy after midnight, low in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – FEB 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 4 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 5 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 40s. Chance of rain or snow at night.

THURSDAY – FEB 6 – Cloudy with rain or snow likely in the morning becoming all rain after 9 a.m., high in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – FEB 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, highs in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 8 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds gusting to 11 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2020.

The month averaged 7.5 degrees above normal making this the 5th warmest January since 1973. The highest temperature was 68 degrees on the 11th, the lowest temperature was 16 degrees on the 21st. This was only the second time in January in the last 47 years that the temperature never dropped below 15 degrees. Precipitation was below normal with 2.85 inches with the highest amount of rain was 1.58″ recorded on the 25th. Snowfall was also well below normal with 3.3″ accumulating.

Have a nice day!

My Super Bowl prediction: Kansas City Chiefs beating the San Francisco 49ers 34-28.

Good morning!

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

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1989 RECORD LOW: 6 – 2019

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 41 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: .02″

A weak low pressure will move well to our south and east today causing cloudy skies with only a slight chance of sprinkles during the day with sprinkles or flurries tonight, temperatures will be in the 40s.

Tomorrow we should have partly sunny skies along with continued above normal temperatures.

Unseasonably mild and dry Monday and Tuesday as weak high pressure builds into our area.

Rain is likely Wednesday through Friday with some heavy rain possible, temperatures will continue to be mild for early February.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 1 – Cloudy with a slight chance of sprinkles, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of sprinkles or flurries, low in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 2 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 4 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

THURSDAY – FEB 6 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, high near 50.

FRIDAY – FEB 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds to 6 knots, seas less than one foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend!

Good morning!

Skies across the area are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and it is not as cold as yesterday morning with temperatures ranging from the upper 20s in Clifton down to the middle teens further inland, winds are calm or light northerly. Note that this date last year was the coldest of the winter with temperatures falling to one degree below zero.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 31ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 60 – 2013 RECORD LOW: -1 – 2019

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 35 LOW: 22 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure off the coast will give us a light southeasterly flow of air, it will be milder today despite mostly cloudy skies.

The low pressure that we have been tracking will stay well to our south and east only giving us a low chance of light rain mainly late tonight into Saturday morning, if any rain does occur it will be light with only a few hundredths of an inch. Temperatures will continue to be above normal.

Partly sunny and continued seasonably mild on Sunday as high pressure builds into our area.

Quite mild Monday through at least Wednesday with some high temperatures reaching the 60 degree mark. A low chance of rain Tuesday afternoon and night with a better chance of rain Wednesday into Thursday as a slow moving front approaches from the west.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 31 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT: Cloudy with a chance of light rain after 9 p.m., low in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – FEB 1 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain in the morning, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 2 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 3 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon and night, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – FEB 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected on Saturday; possible small craft conditions on Sunday and Monday; no advisories expected on Tuesday; possible small craft conditions on Wednesday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are colder than the last few mornings with readings ranging from the low 20s in Clifton down to 11 in Walpack, winds are from the north 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 30TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 2 – 2019

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 39 LOW: 29 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure moving into our area will give us a mostly sunny day with seasonably cold temperatures and light winds.

After a day or so of seasonably cold air Friday with again rise to above normal values with highs in the 40s, winds again will be light along with mostly sunny skies.

The storm that we have been tracking the last few days now looks to remain well offshore and only give us a low chance of rain or snow but it is possible that the entire weekend will be dry with seasonably mild temperatures.

Monday and Tuesday will be dry with a chance of rain on Wednesday, temperatures will be well above normal with highs each day in the mild 50s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 30 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the mid 20s.

FRIDAY – JAN 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 1 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – FEB 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 3 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 4 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – Mainly sub-advisory levels Friday through Tuesday except for possible small craft conditions Monday morning.

Have a nice day!