Skies are cloudy early this morning and the rain has tapered off to drizzle, it is quite cool and breezy with temperatures mainly in the low-mid 40s. A little over an inch of rain has fallen since this time yesterday.

Today will continue to be cloudy, chilly and breezy as strong high pressure to our north along with a front just offshore will again give us a rather brisk northeast flow of the very cool air.  We will have periods of rain and drizzle today with much lower rain amounts.  The coast will continue to be pounded by high tides.  Meanwhile Hurricane Joaquin is moving northeast from the Bahamas and will not affect our weather.

The high pressure will build down closer to the area on Sunday and after some morning drizzle or light rain we should see some improving conditions in the afternoon with somewhat milder temperatures.

Dry with milder temperatures next week!

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy and windy with periods of light rain and drizzle, high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of light rain and drizzle, low in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of morning light rain and drizzle, high near 60.

MONDAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – Partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:   Gale warning in effect till 6 p.m. on Sunday for northeast winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 10-15 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisory likely through Wednesday for high seas.

CLIMATE:  September 2015 was the warmest September since my records began in 1973 with temperatures around 6 degrees above normal.  Precipitation totaled 2.82″ almost all of it falling on the 10th and on the 30th.

Have a good day!

We have light rain early this morning and temperatures range from around 50 in Clifton to the mid 40s inland, there is a brisk northeast wind.

Today will be quite chilly with a stiff northeast wind, we will have light rain this morning becoming moderate by this afternoon.

Light rain or drizzle continuing on Saturday with continued quite cool temperatures and it will again be breezy,  total rain for today and Saturday will be around an inch, much less than what was anticipated a couple of days ago.

Cloudy with still some morning drizzle or light rain on Sunday, temperatures will be a little milder.

Meanwhile Hurricane Joaquin is pounding the Central Bahamas, the American model along with the steady European model has the storm remaining well offshore.

Monday we will finally see some sunshine, we still may have a shower.

Dry with milder temperatures most of the rest of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy with rain, chilly and breezy with a high in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Rain and breezy, low in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – Cloudy with light rain and drizzle, breezy, high in the mid 50s.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy with morning light rain or drizzle, breezy, high in the low 60s.

MONDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 60s.

TUESDAY – Partly sunny, high near 70.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warning in effect till 6 p.m. on Sunday for northeast winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 11-16 feet.

OUTLOOK – Gale warning likely to be continue through Tuesday.

Have a good day!

Skies are cloudy early this Thursday morning and temperatures range from the low 50s in Clifton to some mid 40s inland, there is a brisk north wind.

Today we will have cloudy skies but no rain is anticipated, it will be quite chilly with highs only in the 60s and with winds gusting to 25 mph will make it feel cooler.

Rain will develop tomorrow afternoon and continue into Saturday morning, it will still be cool and breezy, around an inch of rain can be expected. Quite cool temperatures with highs only in the 50s.

We may dry out Saturday afternoon but it still will be windy and cool.

The track of Hurricane Joaquin is still uncertain with the main computer models still very wide apart with the GFS moving the hurricane into our area while the European has the storm moving well out to sea.  If the storm does move into our area it would be from late Sunday night into Monday, I think we will have a better consensus of the track by this time tomorrow.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy and breezy, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy and breezy, low in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – Cloudy with rain likely developing in the afternoon and continuing at night, breezy, high only in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – Cloudy with rain likely in the morning, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – Cloudy and windy with a chance of rain, high in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – Cloudy and windy with a chance of rain, high near 70.

TUESDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 70.

WEDNESDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warning in effect till 6 a.m on Friday for northeast winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 13-18 feet.

OUTLOOK – Storm watch in effect Friday morning into Saturday morning.  Advisories will continue through early next week.

Have a good day!

It is a warm and humid start to this Wednesday and there are some showers in the area, the main batch of rain has moved to our north after dropping over an inch of rain overnight, temperatures range from the low 70s in Clifton to the upper 60s inland.

Today a cold front will be approaching and moving offshore by this evening, showers with this front may cause an additional 1/4 inch of rain, temperatures will be quite mild preceding the front and much cooler after the front with temperatures falling into the 50s.

Thursday will be a windy and much cooler day with highs only around 60.  There will be a chance of rain during the day but rain will become more likely at night.

We will continue to have rain on Friday and it may become heavy at times as tropical moisture well ahead of Joaquin may set up in the area.

The weekend weather will be dependent on the track of Joaquin, the GFS model has the storm hitting the Virginia coast and then moves slowly north into our area causing heavy rain and wind both Saturday and Sunday while the European model has the storm remaining offshore.  To my friend Tom going to the race on Sunday in Dover, Delaware that the forecast at this point looks more pessimistic.

The remains of Joaquin may still give us rain on Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy with showers likely, high steady in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain, much cooler and becoming windy, low in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – Cloudy, windy and cool with a chance or rain, high near 60, rain likely at night.

FRIDAY – Rain, possible heavy at times, high in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – Cloudy with rain likely, windy, high in the low 60s.

SUNDAY – Cloudy with rain likely, windy, high near 70.

MONDAY – Cloudy with rain likely possible heavy at times, high near 70.

TUESDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory is in effect till 2 a.m on Thursday for south winds to 14 knots, seas 4-5 feet.

OUTLOOK  –  Gale warning from 2 a.m tomorrow till 6 a.m on Friday.  Advisories will continue over the weekend.

Have a good day!

It is a warm and muggy early this Tuesday morning, temperatures range from around 70 in Clifton to the mid 60s inland, skies are overcast, there are a few showers around mainly across the Hudson Valley, winds are calm.

Today will be warm and humid with showers developing this afternoon as a cold front approaches from the west, despite considerable cloud cover temperatures will again approach the 80 degree mark and with dew points around 70 it will feel quite sticky.

The cold front will cross the area on Wednesday and only slowly move offshore resulting in heavy rain tonight through Wednesday night, we may pick up 1-2 inches of well needed rain, after the frontal passage it will become much cooler.

Thursday will be a cool and windy day with some lingering showers, highs may not make it out of the 50s.

Tropical storm Joaquin has formed east of the Bahamas and is expected to move up the coast, depending on the track this storm may give us very heavy rain Friday and Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy with showers likely by this afternoon with possibly a thunderstorm, humid, high near 80.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and a possible thunderstorm, humid with lows in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – Showers, may be heavy at times, windy with highs in the low 70s in the morning dropping to the 60s in the afternoon.

THURSDAY – Cloudy and windy with a chance of showers, cooler with a high only around 60.

FRIDAY – Rain likely, high near 60.

SATURDAY – Cloudy and breezy with rain likely, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, breezy with a chance of showers, high near 70.

MONDAY – Partly sunny, high near 70.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect for high seas till 6 a.m. on Thursday,  today southeast winds to 9 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Gale watch for Wednesday night into Thursday,  gale force winds likely continue Thursday night into Friday morning, at least small craft advisories likely for the weekend depending on the track of Joaquin.

Have a good day!