Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are chilly with readings ranging from 19 in Clifton down to 8 at Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm. There may be patches of black ice this morning so be careful driving or walking. The air quality is moderate with an index of 53.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 28TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 64 – 2008 RECORD LOW: 8 – 2017

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 28 LOW: 21 PRECIPITATION: .15″ SNOWFALL: 2.0″ STORM TOTAL 4.0″

High pressure will be moving off the coast as a frontal system approaches from the west. Today we will see an increase in clouds with moderating temperatures. The warm front with this system will move through Monday morning with rain by this evening that may start as freezing rain. Temperatures will rise overnight and by this time tomorrow readings will be over 20 degrees higher than this morning.

The cold front will pass through Monday afternoon, we may be dry in the morning but showers are likely to develop in the afternoon. After the front winds will increase and it will become colder.

High pressure will then build into the area for Tuesday and it will be a mostly cloudy, windy and cold day.

Below normal temperatures should continue Wednesday through next weekend. There may be a chance of light snow or flurries on New Year’s Day otherwise it should stay dry with no big storms expected.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 28 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of rain by late this afternoon, possibly starting as freezing rain. Highs in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with freezing rain possible in the early evening changing to all rain, temperatures rising to near 40 by sunrise.

MONDAY – DEC 29 – Cloudy with showers likely and becoming breezy, highs near 50. Gusts to 30 mph.

TUESDAY – DEC 30 – Mostly cloudy and windy, highs in the low 30s, wind gusts to 40 mph.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 31 – Partly sunny with diminishing winds, highs in the mid 30s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Partly sunny with a chance of light snow or flurries, highs in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – JAN 2 – Mostly sunny, highs near 30.

SATURDAY – JAN 3 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 1 a.m. through 6 a.m. Monday morning; a gale watch has been posted effective between 6 a.m. Monday through 6 p.m. Tuesday evening; advisories expected to continue Tuesday night through Wednesday night; no advisories expected for Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Light snow is falling over the area early on this Saturday morning. Snowfall here in Clifton is around 4 inches. Temperatures range from 23 in Clifton down to 15 at High Point and Vernon. Winds are mainly from the north averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 22.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 1973 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 26 LOW: 17 PRECIPITATION: .25″ SNOWFALL: 2.0″

The storm system that gave us snow last night is moving away and light snow will end this morning with little or no additional accumulation. Skies will remain cloudy with continued below normal temperatures. We should have some clearing at night. With cold temperatures tonight there is a risk of some black ice on untreated roads and sidewalks.

Sunday will be milder with light winds as high pressure builds into the area. The high will move offshore at night and rain is likely at night as a frontal system approaches from the west.

Quite mild with showers on Monday but the cold front will move through in the afternoon and evening.

Tuesday will be quite cold and windy as an Arctic high pressure moves into the area.

Wednesday will be slightly milder with less wind.

A weak disturbance will give us a low chance of some light snow or flurries for New Year’s Day followed by sunny but cold weather for Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 27 – Cloudy with light snow ending this morning with little or no additional accumulations, highs near 30.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and cold, lows in the upper teens.

SUNDAY – DEC 28 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the upper 30s. Rain at night.

MONDAY – DEC 29 – Mostly cloudy with showers mainly in the morning, mild, highs near 50. Colder and windy at night.

TUESDAY – DEC 30 – Mostly cloudy and windy, highs in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Partly sunny with a chance of light snow or flurries, highs in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – JAN 2 – Sunny, highs near 30.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft is in effect until 4 a.m. Sunday for northeast winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been posted effective between 4 p.m. Monday through 6 p.m. on Tuesday. advisories expected to continued Tuesday night through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend but stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are much colder than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 19 in Clifton down to 9 at High Point. Winds are mainly from the northwest averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 25.

CLIFTON’S SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1982 RECORD LOW: 1 – 1983

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 48 LOW: 25 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Note: On this day in 2010 we recorded 26″ of snow!

Today will be cold with increasing cloudiness, snow should begin around 5 p.m. and become heavy at times tonight with the possibility of 1-2 inches of snow per hour. The snow may mix with sleet before ending Saturday morning. Snow accumulations will be between 4-8 inches with higher amounts possible, depending where the heaviest snow bands occur.

The rest of Saturday will remain mostly cloudy but cold.

Another frontal system is expected to affect our area Sunday afternoon through Monday but with milder temperatures; most if not all of the precipitation will be in the form of rain.

Much colder on Tuesday as Arctic high pressure moves into our area. Also it will be windy with some gusts to 40 mph that will make it feel colder.

The rest of next week looks to be dry with continued below normal temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 26 – Increasing cloudiness with snow developing around 5 p.m., highs near 30.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with snow possibly heavy at times, lows in the mid 20s, snowfall accumulations averaging 4-8 inches.

SATURDAY – DEC 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow and sleet in the morning, highs in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, highs in the upper 30s. Rain at night.

MONDAY – DEC 29 – Cloudy with rain, highs in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 30 – Partly sunny windy and colder, highs in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 31 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories possible during the day on Saturday; no advisories expected for Saturday night through the day on Sunday! advisories expected for Sunday night through the day on Monday; gales likely Monday night through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Christmas morning and temperatures range from 33 in Clifton down to 27 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 50.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 64 – 2015 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1980

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 46 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be mild with mostly cloudy skies but a cold front will come through dry this afternoon. The front will be followed by a brisk northwest flow of colder air tonight.

Friday will be cold as high pressure will be to our north. A low pressure system will then approach our area with snow likely in the afternoon becoming heavy at times Friday night. There are some computer models having the snow change to sleet before ending on Saturday. Snowfall amounts will be between 4-8 inches.

Sunday and Monday will be milder but another storm system will give us rain Sunday afternoon through Monday.

Much colder and windy but dry Tuesday and Wednesday as high pressure builds from the northwest.

THE FORECAST:

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Mostly cloudy and becoming breezy this afternoon, highs in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, breezy and much colder, lows near 20.

FRIDAY – DEC 26 – Increasing cloudiness and cold with a chance of snow in the afternoon, highs near 30. Snow possibly heavy at times at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 27 – Mostly cloudy with snow possibly mixing with or changing to sleet before ending in the early afternoon, highs in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, highs in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – DEC 29 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely in the morning, highs in the mid 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 30 – Partly sunny, windy and colder, highs in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. today through 1 p.m. Friday afternoon for west-northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected the rest of Friday; possible advisories Saturday through the day on Sunday; advisories expected with some gale gusts possible Sunday night through Monday.

Wishing everyone a Merry and safe Christmas day!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Christmas Eve with temperatures ranging from 34 in Clifton down to 27 at Hackettstown. Winds are mainly from the southwest averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is moderate with an index of 74. Also there may be some black ice especially inland from the precipitation we had yesterday.

LIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1989 AND 1983

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 36 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: .20″ SNOWFALL: 1.0″

Today will be a sunny day but windy ahead of a cold front that will come through dry this evening. Temperatures will be near normal with highs in the low 40s.

Mostly cloudy skies for Christmas Day but we should remain dry with again high temperatures in the 40s.

A storm system will give us snow Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. Possible accumulations of 3-6 inches.

Another frontal system will give us rain mainly Sunday afternoon through the evening with still a chance of rain on Monday followed by much colder weather for Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 24 – Sunny and windy, highs in the low 40s, possible wind gusts to 35 mph.

TONIGHT – Increasing clouds, lows in the upper 20s. diminishing winds.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Mostly cloudy and breezy, highs in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 26 – Snow developing in the afternoon and continuing at night, highs near 30.

SATURDAY – DEC 27 – Cloudy with snow likely in the morning, highs in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 28 – Cloudy with rain developing in the afternoon and continuing at night, highs near 40.

MONDAY – DEC 29 – Partly sunny with a low chance of a shower, highs in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 30 – Partly sunny, windy and colder, highs near 30.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 4 p.m. this afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories possible Thursday and Thursday night; no advisories expected during the day on Friday; advisories again possible Friday night through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!