Good morning!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are mostly in the low to mid 30s across the area, there is a gusty northwest wind.

High pressure building in from the middle of the country will dominate our weather today through the weekend.  Temperatures will be chilly averaging 5-10 degrees below normal.  Daytime highs will be in the low 40s today but only be in the 30s the rest of this period, overnight lows will be mainly in the 20s.

Low pressure will develop off the southeast coast over the weekend.  Latest computer runs have the system remaining south of our area, but it still will be watched in case the storm moves further north than expected which then would give us a chance of snow.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 4 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Clear, low in the low 20s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly cloudy, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 7 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 9 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas   3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday through the day on Thursday; advisories possible Thursday night through Friday night; no advisories expected on Saturday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and there are some areas with dense fog. Temperatures are unseasonably mild, with readings ranging from the low 50s in Clifton down to the upper 40s further inland, winds are light.

Finally we will see sunshine today along with rather mild temperatures, highs will be steady in the 50s, a cold front will cross the area tonight.

We will finally have an extended period of dry weather tomorrow into the weekend, but it will be chilly with highs mainly in the upper 30s to low 40s and overnight lows in the 20s.

Latest indications are that low pressure developing off the southeast coast late in the weekend will move far enough south not to give us any precipitation, but this system still needs to be followed in case the storm moves more north.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 3 – Some dense fog early this morning then becoming mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

TUESDAY – DEC 4- Sunny and colder, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday evening.  Today – southwest winds becoming west and gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday night through Wednesday night; possible small craft advisories Thursday and Friday.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Light rain is falling across the area early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from the low 40s in Clifton to the upper 30s further inland, winds are from the east to northeast around 5-10 mph.

A warm front will be passing north of our area early this afternoon, we will have light rain or drizzle most of today but temperatures will rise into the 50s behind the front.

Tomorrow will be a dry day but with mild temperatures ahead of a cold front that will cross the area by evening.

Finally a quiet pattern with mainly dry weather the rest of the week into Saturday but temperatures will be below normal.

Still there are indications that a storm may affect the area next Sunday with a chance of rain or snow.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 2 – Cloudy with rain this morning with a chance of an isolated thunderstorm, drizzle this afternoon, high in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 4 – Sunny and colder, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

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

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

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday or Wednesday; possible small craft conditions on Thursday.

CLIFTON’S NOVEMBER CLIMATE SUMMARY:

November was chilly with temperatures averaging 42.2 degrees which was around 3 degrees below normal and the 11th coldest November since 1973  High temperature was 73 degrees recorded on the 1st and the lowest temperature was 11 degrees on the 23rd which was the coldest November temperature on record.

The month was also quite wet with 7.22″ or precipitation which was the 4th wettest since 1973.  Measurable precipitation fell on 15 of the 30 days.

Also our 6.5 inches of snow for the month was the 2nd snowiest November with it all of the storm falling on the 15th into the morning of the 16th.

Have a nice day!

Good morning!

Skies have become mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from the mid 30s in Clifton down to the upper 20s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

As we start the beginning of meteorological winter today we will have a low pressure system move into the area.  We will have increasing cloudiness with rain developing mainly after 5 p.m., the rain may be moderate to heavy at times tonight before tapering off to showers Sunday morning as a warm front crosses the area.  Rainfall amounts will be around an inch.

Showers and even a rare December thunderstorm is possible Sunday afternoon and it will become much milder with highs near 60, a weak cold front will cross the area Sunday night.

Monday will still be mild but a stronger cold front is expected to come through dry, the front will be followed by much colder air that should last the rest of next week,  little or no precipitation is expected.

There are some computer models indicating a possible snowstorm sometime next weekend, we will keep an eye on how that develops.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 1 – Becoming cloudy with rain developing mainly after 5 p.m. high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Rain, temperatures steady in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 2 – Rain likely in the morning then mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, high near 60.

MONDAY – DEC 3 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 4 – Sunny and much colder, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 5 – Partly sunny, high near 40.

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

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

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – East wind to 8 knots seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been issued effective from 7 p.m. this evening until 6 a.m. Monday morning; small craft conditions likely to continue through Monday night; no advisories expected Tuesday or Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend!

Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from the mid 30s in Clifton to around 30 further inland, winds are light or calm.

Today will be a mostly cloudy day with much less wind than the last couple of days, temperatures will continue to be on the cool side.  A weak disturbance may give us some very light rain this afternoon which may be mixed with snow well inland.

A stronger disturbance will give us rain from late tomorrow afternoon through Sunday morning, an inch of rain is possible.

A warm front will cross the area Sunday morning and temperatures will rise to near 60 degrees in the afternoon.  A cold front will then cross the are Sunday afternoon that may give us a shower.

Dry weather is expected most of next week, temperatures on Monday will be on the mild side but we should return to below normal readings the rest of the week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain in the afternoon, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low around 30.

SATURDAY – DEC 1 – Increasing cloudiness with rain developing mainly after 4 p.m., high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 2 – Rain likely mainly before noon, much milder with highs near 60.

MONDAY – DEC 3 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 4 – Sunny and colder, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 5 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – DEC 6 – Sunny, high near 40.

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

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Saturday; possible advisories Saturday night into the day on Sunday; no advisories expected Sunday night into Monday; possible small craft conditions Monday night;  no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Have a nice day!