Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and it is bitterly cold with temperatures ranging from 7 above in Clifton down to 3 below zero at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 24.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 0 – 2011

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 35 LOW: 11 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Arctic High pressure building into our area from the middle of the country will give us a brisk northwest flow of bitterly cold air today. We should have mostly sunny skies this morning but clouds will increase by this afternoon. High temperatures will struggle to reach the 20 degree mark. Wind chills will be below zero especially this morning.

A major winter storm will affect our area on Sunday with snow beginning around dawn and becoming heavy at times with snowfall rates around 1-2 inches an hour. The snow may mix with some sleet later in the afternoon and at night. Accumulations of snow and sleet should be between 10-14 inches with higher amounts to our north and west up to 18 inches there.

The low pressure will move offshore on Monday with lingering snow showers, additional accumulations should be less than an inch.

An extended period of bitterly cold weather should continue through the rest of next week with high temperatures mainly in the low 20s and overnight lows in the single digits. We should stay mainly dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny this morning then increasing clouds, breezy and bitterly cold, highs near 20, wind gusts to 24 mph.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of snow developing near daybreak, lows in the mid teens.

SUNDAY – JAN 25 – Snow heavy at times, possibly mixing with sleet by late in the afternoon, breezy, highs in the low 20s, wind gusts to 28 mph. Total accumulations of 10-14 inches.

MONDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly cloudy with lingering snow showers ending by 1 p.m., highs in the upper 20s. Wind gusts to 28 mph.

TUESDAY – JAN 27 – Mostly sunny, highs near 20.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 28 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 20s.

THURSDAY – JAN 29 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 20s.

FRIDAY – JAN 30 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 20s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet. Also a freezing spray advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon.

OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been issued effective between 6 a.m. Sunday morning through midnight Sunday night; advisories expected through Monday night with some gale gusts possible; advisories are expected to continue on Tuesday along with freezing spray.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from 29 in Clifton down to 15 at High Point. Winds are from the west averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 26.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2018 RECORD LOW: -3 – 1976 (In 2016 we had 20″ of snow on this date) .

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 47 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure building into the area will give us a partly sunny day today along with breezy conditions and near seasonable temperatures. An Arctic cold front will come through dry around sunset, followed by much colder air at night

Saturday will see an increase in cloudiness and it will be bitterly cold with high temperatures only in the teens and overnight lows in the single digits. Winds gusting to 20 mph will drop wind chills to below zero especially in the morning.

A major winter storm is expected for Sunday morning through Monday morning with snow developing around daybreak on Sunday and become heavy at times. The snow may mix with sleet in the evening. Accumulations should average 12-14 inches in the Clifton area, more to our north and west and less to our east where there may be more sleet mixed in.

The snow will taper off to flurries on Monday and it will remain very cold along with a brisk wind.

The rest of the week will be dry with much below normal temperatures. Highs mostly will be in the 20s while overnight lows will be mainly in the single digits.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 23 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the mid 30s, wind gusts to 25 mph.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and breezy and becoming much colder, lows near 7, wind gusts to 25 mph. Wind chills below zero.

SATURDAY – JAN 24 – Increasing clouds, breezy and bitterly cold, highs only in the upper teens, wind gusts to 20 mph.

SUNDAY – JAN 25 – Snow developing around daybreak becoming heavy at times possibly mixing with sleet in the evening, highs near 20. Snowfall accumulations of 12-14 inches.

MONDAY – JAN 26 – Snow tapering off to flurries in the morning, breezy, highs in the upper 20s.

TUESDAY – JAN 27 – Mostly sunny, highs near 20.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 28 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 20s.

THURSDAY – JAN 29 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 20s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. this morning through 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet. A freezing spray advisory has been issued effective between 7 p.m. this evening through 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

OUTLOOK: Advisories likely Saturday night; advisories expected Sunday and Monday with some gale gusts; advisories still likely for Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are about 25 degrees warmer than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 35 in Clifton down to 27 at Pequest. Winds are a little brisk out of the southwest. The air quality is good with an index of 31.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 22ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 53 – 1986 RECORD LOW: -4 – 1984

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 35 LOW: 8 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Weak high pressure in our area will give us a mild day with highs in the 40s. Winds will be a little brisk. A cold front will come through dry tonight.

Friday will be colder and continued breezy along with mostly sunny skies. An Arctic front will cross the area in the evening followed by much colder air with temperatures falling to the single digits by Saturday morning.

Arctic high pressure will dominate our weather on Saturday and it will be bitterly cold with highs mainly only in the teens.

A winter storm is expected for Sunday as low pressure to our southwest approaches our area. Snow should begin before daybreak and continue heavy at times through Sunday night. Possible accumulations of around a foot is likely.

Lingering snow showers on Monday and it will remain quite cold.

Mainly dry and very cold the rest of next week as Arctic high pressure dominates our weather.

Some models are indicating another snowstorm around February 1st.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 22 – Mostly sunny, breezy and mild, highs in the mid 40s, wind gusts to 25 mph.

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

FRIDAY – JAN 23 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the mid 30s, wind gusts to 30 mph.

SATURDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny and very cold, highs only in the upper teens.

SUNDAY – JAN 25 – Snow, heavy at times, highs near 20.

MONDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly cloudy with lingering snow showers, highs in the mid 20s.

TUESDAY – JAN 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 20s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 28 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 20s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories expected Friday night into the day on Saturday; advisories still likely Saturday night through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are the lowest so far this winter season with readings ranging from 8 above in Clifton down to frigid 9 below at Pequest. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is good with an index of 25.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2006 RECORD LOW: -8 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 22 LOW: 12 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Since I started records in 1973, today January 21st, has the coldest average temperature of the year with highs averaging 32.6 degrees and the average low is 17.8 degrees.

After our very cold morning, today will be less harsh in the afternoon with highs reaching the low 30s. Winds will be a little brisk this afternoon and evening. Also a weak warm front may cause some flurries this afternoon and evening.

Tomorrow will probably be the last day of above normal temperatures for the rest of the month as weak high pressure builds into the area. A cold front will come through dry in the evening.

Friday will be colder as weak high pressure builds into our area. An Arctic cold front will come through dry at night.

Frigid weather for the weekend and the probability of a significant snowstorm has increased for Sunday into Monday.

Much below normal temperatures are expected to continue much of next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 21 – Increasing cloudiness with a slight chance of afternoon flurries, highs in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a slight chance of flurries this evening then partial clearing, lows steady near 30.

THURSDAY – JAN 22 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the low 40s, wind gusts to 25 mph.

FRIDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny and breezy, highs in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – JAN 24 – Partly sunny and bitterly cold, highs only in the upper teens.

SUNDAY – JAN 25 – Mostly cloudy and bitterly cold with snow likely, highs in the upper teens.

MONDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, highs in the mid 20s.

TUESDAY – JAN 27 – Sunny, highs in the mid 20s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 1 p.m. this afternoon through 7 a.m. Thursday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected the rest of Thursday through Friday night; advisories likely for Saturday and Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are quite cold with readings ranging from 15 in Clifton down to 3 at Sandyston. Winds are gusty out of the west bringing most wind chills down to below zero. The air quality is good with an index of 24.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 2006 RECORD LOW: -5 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 30 LOW: 19 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Arctic high pressure will build into the area today and despite plenty of sunshine it will be very cold with highs only reaching the low 20s. Wind gusts to 25 mph will make it feel colder. Winds diminish tonight.

After a very cold Wednesday morning temperatures will moderate somewhat in the afternoon, skies will become mostly cloudy by the afternoon.

Thursday looks to be the only day that it will be above normal this week as high pressure moves offshore. A cold front will come through day at night.

Friday will be colder with partly cloudy skies. An Arctic cold front is expected to come through dry at night.

Frigid Arctic air for the weekend and a low pressure area developing to our south and west now looks like it may cause some significant snow Saturday night through Sunday night. Snow accumulations will depend on the track and the strength of this system.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 20 – Sunny, breezy and very cold, highs in the low 20s, wind gust to 25 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear with diminishing winds, very cold, lows near 10.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 21 – Increasing cloudiness and not as cold in the afternoon, highs in the low 30s, light winds.

THURSDAY – JAN 22 – Partly sunny, breezy and milder, highs in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny and colder, highs in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – JAN 24 – Partly sunny and frigid, highs only in the upper teens. Chance of snow at night.

SUNDAY – JAN 25 – Mostly cloudy and very cold with a chance of snow, highs near 20.

MONDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 20s.

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

OUTLOOK: Advisories probable Wednesday through the day on Thursday; no advisories expected for Thursday night through the day on Friday; advisories again probable Friday night through Saturday night.

Have a nice day but stay safe and warm!