Good morning!

Our skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning with temperatures ranging from the low 30s in Clifton down to the middle 20s further inland, winds are light or calm.

High pressure will give us a partly sunny day today with much lighter winds than yesterday, temperatures will reach the low 40s which is slightly above normal for this time of year.

A weak disturbance will likely give us some light snow across the area overnight, accumulations will be a dusting to maybe a half of inch. Any accumulations will quickly melt as sunshine returns during the day on Thursday along with mild temperatures.

Friday will be a dry and seasonably mild day.

Another stronger disturbance will give us a chance of rain on Saturday followed by dry and mild weather for Sunday.

After a dry Monday yet another system may give us rain or snow on Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 2 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with snow likely after midnight, low in the low 30s, accumulations of half of inch possible.

THURSDAY – JAN 3 – Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – JAN 5 – Cloudy with rain likely, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – JAN 6 – Sunny, high near 50.

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

TUESDAY – JAN 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

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

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective from 9 a.m until 6 p.m. on Thursday; no advisories expected on Friday; advisories likely on Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday.

CLIFTON CLIMATE SUMMARY:

DECEMBER 2018 – The month averaged 2.8 degrees above normal. Highest temperature – 59 degrees recorded on the 21st. Lowest temperature was 19 degrees on the 8th. Precipitation was well above normal with 7.38 inches which was the 3rd wettest December since my records began in 1973.

ANNUAL 2018 – The temperatures for the year was around one degree above normal. Highest temperature was 99 degrees set on July 2nd, while the lowest was a frigid one degree above zero recorded on January 7th. It was a very wet year with 72.2 inches falling which was the second wettest since my records began, the wettest year was 2011 with over 75 inches.

I hope everyone has a nice day!

Good morning and Happy New Year!

Skies are cloudy early on this New Year’s Day and temperatures are quite mild ranging from the low 50s in Clifton to the mid 40s further inland, winds are gusty out of the southwest. Last year at this time it was a bitterly cold 3 degrees so we are 50 degrees warmer than that reading now.

A low pressure over Lake Ontario will be moving into eastern Canada while a cold front crosses the area this morning. Winds will increase behind the front gusting at times to 45 mph and a wind advisory has been posted. Temperatures starting off in the 50s this morning will slowly fall into the 40s this afternoon but the wind will make it feel colder.

High pressure will then build into the area on Wednesday giving us a seasonably cold day with plenty of sunshine and much less wind than today.

A weak disturbance may give us some very light snow Thursday morning that may give us a dusting of snow but then skies will clear and with highs in the 40s it will melt any snow that has fallen.

Dry on Friday but another stronger low pressure is expected to give us some rain on Saturday followed by dry weather on Sunday, temperatures will be seasonably mild.

Looking ahead there is no bitterly cold weather with any widespread snowstorms through the middle of January.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 1 – Mostly cloudy this morning then becoming mostly sunny, very windy with gusts to 45 mph possible, temperatures in the 50s this morning will drop to the low 40s by sunset.

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

WEDNESDAY – JAN 2 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s, chance of light snow after midnight.

THURSDAY – JAN 3 – Cloudy in the morning with a chance of light snow then gradual clearing, high in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – JAN 4 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – JAN 5 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – JAN 6 – Sunny, high in the upper 40s.

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

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until noon today for westerly winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 3-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through Friday; possible small craft advisories on Saturday.

I hope everyone has a healthy and safe 2019!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly clear early on this New Year’s Eve morning and temperatures range from around 30 in Clifton down to the low 20s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

Increasing clouds this morning with rain developing mainly after 4 p.m. as a low pressure approaches our area from the southwest. Temperatures will be milder. The rain will be heavy at times this evening tapering off to showers before ending before dawn tomorrow. Rainfall amounts will be around an inch. Temperatures will hold steady and even rise into the 50s overnight. Last year at midnight the temperature was only 6 degrees, this year will be more than 40 degrees warmer but we have to deal with the rain.

Tomorrow will start off mild with highs near 60 but drop to the upper 40s by sunset. It will become very windy with gusts up to 40 mph possible.

Wednesday will be colder but dry.

Another low pressure will give us a chance of rain or snow Thursday night into Friday.

Dry weather is then expected for next weekend with seasonably mild temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 31 – Becoming cloudy with rain developing mainly after 4 p.m., high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Rain possibly heavy at times, temperatures rising to the low 50s by 5 a.m.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Mostly sunny and windy, morning highs near 60 will drop to the upper 40s by sunset.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 2 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – JAN 3 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s, chance of rain or snow at night.

FRIDAY – JAN 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – JAN 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast wind to 14 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – A gale warning has been posted effective from 6 p.m. this evening until noon on Tuesday. No advisories expected Tuesday night through Thursday.

Have a safe New Year’s Eve!

Good morning!

Skies have become cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from the low 30s in Clifton down to the mid 20s further inland, winds are light northerly.

Cloudy skies this morning with a slight chance of a couple of flurries then skies will become mostly sunny this afternoon along with seasonably cool temperatures, winds will be much lighter than yesterday.

A low pressure will be moving into our region on Monday with rain developing in the afternoon and continue heavy at times at night, it will become milder as a warm front moves to our north.
Rainfall amounts will be near an inch.

The rain will end during the early morning hours on New Year’s Day and it will be quite mild during the day with temperatures well up into the 50s but become cooler by late afternoon.

Colder and dry on Wednesday.

Models are starting to indicate a possible storm moving into our area on Thursday and Friday giving our area rain or snow depending on which track the potential storm takes, so stay tuned.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 30 – Cloudy this morning then becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, high in the low 40s.

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

MONDAY – DEC 31 – Increasing cloudiness with rain likely mainly after 3 p.m., high in the mid 40s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Chance of rain before 7 a.m. then becoming mostly sunny and breezy, morning high in the upper 50s will drop to the upper 40s by sunset.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 2 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

THURSDAY – JAN 3 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high near 40.

FRIDAY – JAN 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – JAN 5 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

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

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely Monday afternoon and evening; near advisory levels during the day on Tuesday; no advisories expected Tuesday night through Thursday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are quite mild with readings ranging from the low 50s in Clifton down to the mid 40s further inland, winds are light southwesterly.

Today will be a mostly cloudy day and it will be breezy, temperatures will hold steady from our present readings and fall slowly this afternoon, winds will gust to near 30 mph.

Sunday will be a dry and cooler day as high pressure builds over the area, temperatures will be near seasonable levels.

Another low pressure system is expected to give us rain mainly from 2 p.m. Monday afternoon until 2 a.m. New Year’s Day, expect another inch of rainfall as we close a very wet 2018.

New Year’s Day will start off mild but temperatures will slowly fall in the afternoon.

Dry weather is expected the rest of next week with temperatures at or slightly above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 29 – Mostly cloudy and breezy, early high in the low 50s will fall to the low 40s by sunset.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low around 30.

SUNDAY – DEC 30 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 31 – Rain likely mainly after 2 p.m., high in the upper 40s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 2 – Partly sunny and cooler, high near 40.

THURSDAY – JAN 3 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – JAN 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for westerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through the day on Monday; advisories likely Monday night through the day on Tuesday; no advisories expected Tuesday night into Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend!