Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and light snow or flurries are falling in parts of the area. Temperatures range from 24 in Clifton down to 15 at High Point. Winds are calm or light northwesterly. The air quality is good with an index of 33.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 68– 2023 RECORD LOW: 1 – 1981

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

A weak disturbance is giving us some light snow this morning and will move offshore as high pressure builds into the area. Skies will become mostly sunny with high temperatures a little higher than the past couple of days, winds will be light.

High pressure will then build into the area on Monday but another weak disturbance will give us a slight chance of snow mainly in the afternoon.

Tuesday will be milder despite mostly cloudy skies. A warm front will give us a chance of rain Tuesday night that may be freezing rain across the higher elevations to our north and west.

Mild and dry Wednesday through the day on Thursday but a frontal system will give us a chance of rain Thursday night through the day on Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 4 – Becoming mostly sunny after early morning light snow, highs in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows near 20.

MONDAY – JAN 5 – Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light snow or flurries, highs in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 40, chance of rain at night.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, highs near 50.

THURSDAY – JAN 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 40s, chance of rain at night.

FRIDAY – JAN 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs near 50.

SATURDAY – JAN 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from 20 in Clifton down to a chilly 4 above at Sandyston! Winds are mainly light from the west. The air quality is good with an index of 30.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 4 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 29 LOW: 17 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOWFALL: TRACE

Weak high pressure will be over the area today, but a couple of weak low pressure areas, one to our north and one to our south, will cause an increase in clouds. Temperatures will continue to be cold.

The northern low pressure disturbance may touch off some light snow or flurries after midnight tonight that may cause a dusting. Then high pressure returns for the day on Sunday with clearing skies, but it will stay cold.

Another chilly day on Monday as a polar high pressure builds over the area.

Looks like we will have a thaw with milder temperatures Tuesday through the end of the week. A couple of weak fronts may cause some light rain Tuesday night that may be freezing rain well inland and another front may give us rain Thursday night into Friday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 3 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of light snow or flurries after midnight, lows in the low 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 4 – Clearing, highs in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 5 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 40, chance of rain at night.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 8 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 40s, chance of rain at night.

FRIDAY – JAN 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: Possible advisories for Sunday; no advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Enjoy the weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

A weak disturbance gave us a dusting of snow overnight. Skies are cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from 18 in Clifton down to 10 at High Point. Winds are light from the southwest. The air quality is good with an index of 23.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 1979 RECORD LOW: 6 – 1999

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 32 LOW: 16 PRECIPITATION: .02″ SNOWFALL: 0.5″

The weak disturbance will move away from our area this morning and the flurries should end by daybreak. Skies will become partly sunny and it will remain chilly but with less wind.

Below normal temperatures continue for the weekend, we should remain dry but another weak disturbance will give us a slight chance of flurries Saturday night.

High pressure will then build into the region for Monday giving us a partly sunny and cold day.

Finally we will have a moderating trend Tuesday through the end of the week with above normal temperatures and for the most part we should remain dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 2 – Becoming partly sunny, highs in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper teens.

SATURDAY – JAN 3 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 30s, slight chance of snow showers after midnight.

SUNDAY – JAN 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 5 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy and milder, highs in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 8 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Saturday; possible advisories on Sunday; no advisories expected for Monday and Tuesday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2025. RECORDS BEGAN IN 1973.

The average temperature was 31.3 degrees and was the coldest December since 2010. The highest temperature was 56 set on the 19th. The lowest was 14 degrees recorded on the 9th. Precipitation was near normal with 3.84″. Snowfall was above normal with 11 inches. December also was quite windy with frequent gusts over 40 mph.

CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR 2025:

The average temperature was 54.5 degrees which was slightly above normal. The highest temperature was 101 degrees set on June 24th. The lowest was 4 degrees recorded on January 22nd. Precipitation was 37.75 inches and was the driest year since my records began. Snowfall was below normal for the year with 23.7 inches accumulating.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone and Happy New Year!

Skies are cloudy early on this New Year’s morning and there is a line of snow showers approaching our area. Temperatures range from 31 in Clifton down to 20 at High Point! Winds are from the southwest averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 40.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 3 – 2018

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 31 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE

A strong cold front will move through the area that will be accompanied by brief but rather heavy snow showers that will give us a dusting to maybe 1/2″ of snowfall. The snow will be followed by a strong northwest flow of colder air. The temperatures should drop to the 20s by noon and with wind gusts to 35 mph will bring wind chills down to the single digits. The winds will diminish this evening.

Quiet weather but cold Friday through early next week as high pressure dominates our weather. Most of the time the winds should stay on the light side.

Finally it looks like we warm up starting Wednesday when a warm front moves through possibly giving us some rain showers.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 1 – Chance of snow showers this morning then clearing, windy and colder, temperatures falling through the 20s. Wind gusts to 35 mph.

TONIGHT – Partly to mostly cloudy, lows in the upper teens.

FRIDAY – JAN 2 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – JAN 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – JAN 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 5 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, milder, highs in the upper 40s.

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: No advisories expected Friday through Monday.

Have a nice day and have a Happy and Healthy 2026!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this New Year’s Eve and temperatures range from 24 in Clifton down to 17 at High Point. Winds are from the west around 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 26.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 31ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 58 – 1992 RECORD LOW: 6 – 2017

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 33 LOW: 25 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a mostly cloudy day with less wind but it will still be gusty out of the west with gusts to 25 mph. It will continue to be chilly with highs in the low to mid 30s.

A weak disturbance will likely give us some light snow after 10 p.m. Accumulations of a dusting to 1/2″

New Year’s day should be dry with clearing skies but temperatures will be falling to the 20s by sunset. Also it will be breezy with winds gusting to 25-30 mph.

Friday through the weekend should be dry with still below normal temperatures but we should have lighter winds.

A weak disturbance will give us a low chance of light snow Monday night.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 31 – Mostly cloudy and breezy, highs in the low 30s, wind gusts to 25 mph.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with light snow likely mainly after 10 p.m., lows in the low 20s. Possible accumulations of 1/2″.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Becoming mostly sunny, breezy and colder, highs near 30 dropping to the mid 20s by sunset. Wind gusts to 30 mph.

FRIDAY – JAN 2 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – JAN 3 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – JAN 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 5 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 30s, chance of light snow at night.

TUESDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny, highs near 40.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 6 pm. this evening through 6 p.m. Thursday evening; no advisories expected Friday through Sunday!

Have a nice day and please stay safe especially if going out for the New Year’s Eve festivities.