Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from 25 in Clifton down to 16 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 11. Again there is some black ice on untreated roads and sidewalks.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 27TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 73 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 49 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Weak high pressure building over the area will give our area a sunny day with temperatures again rising into the mid to upper 40s, winds will be light.

Mostly sunny and even milder on Saturday with highs in the 50s. The sunshine and mild temperatures will help melt even more of the snow pack.

An Arctic cold front will cross the area Sunday morning possibly accompanied by some snow showers that may cause a dusting of accumulation.

Monday will be a very cold day as Arctic high pressure is over the Northeast. Most highs will be below freezing.

Not as chilly on Tuesday and a weak area of low pressure will likely give us rain Tuesday night into Wednesday morning possibly beginning as snow.

Another weak low pressure area may give us more rain on Thursday.

Much above normal temperatures are likely next Friday through the second week of March with highs mostly in the 50s and 60s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 27 – Sunny, highs in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows near 30.

SATURDAY – FEB 28 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 1 – Cloudy with a chance of morning snow showers, highs near 40.

MONDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly cloudy and quite cold, highs in the upper 20s.

TUESDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the afternoon, highs in the upper 30s. snow and rain likely at night.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 4 – Chance of morning rain then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, highs in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 5 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the upper 40s.

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

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

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 35 in Clifton down to 21 at Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly light out of the west. The air quality is moderate with an index of 76. A special weather statement has been issued for the possibility of black ice so be careful walking and driving early this morning.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2002 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 45 LOW: 21 PRECIPITATION: .07″ SNOWFALL: 1.3″

Today will see an increase in cloudiness but any precipitation should start to our south. High temperatures will be near normal.

Friday will be mostly sunny again with near normal temperatures, as high pressure builds into the area.

The high pressure will move off the coast on Saturday giving us milder temperatures with highs near 50.

An Arctic cold front will cross the area mainly dry on Sunday. We should stay dry but there may be some snow showers to our north and west.

Monday and Tuesday will be chilly but now it seems like the chances of snow have diminished.

A low pressure will give us a better chance of precipitation Tuesday night into Wednesday, the precipitation may begin as snow Tuesday night.

Looking further ahead most computer models have an extended period of well above normal temperatures at the end of next week and continuing through much of the following week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 26 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 40s.

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

FRIDAY – FEB 27 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 28 – Sunny, highs in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 1 – Cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, highs near 40.

MONDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, highs near 30.

TUESDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 30s, chance of snow or rain at night.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 40s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Friday through the day on Sunday; advisories possible Sunday night through Monday.

Have a nice day but stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there is some light snow or flurries over parts of the area. Temperatures range from 26 in Clifton down to 18 at Ramsey and Walpack. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 53.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 69 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 4 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 33 LOW: 20 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak clipper will likely give us some light snow this morning with most accumulations being a dusting to maybe a half an inch. Clearing this afternoon and it will be milder with highs in the low 40s.

Thursday will be seasonably cool but we should stay dry as another weak low pressure area remains mainly to our south.

Friday looks to be dry with near normal temperatures as weak high pressure builds over our area.

As the high pressure moves off shore on Saturday a southwest flow will bring milder temperatures.

An Arctic cold front is expected to pass through dry early Sunday followed by colder air.

Early next week will be cold and there will be a chance of snow Monday night into Tuesday. At this time the GFS model has a rather significant snowstorm for our area while the European model has the storm too far to our south and keeps our area dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 25 – Cloudy with light snow likely this morning with accumulations of around 1/2″ then becoming mostly sunny and milder in the afternoon, highs in the low 40s.

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

THURSDAY – FEB 26 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – FEB 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

SATURDAY – FEB 28 – Mostly sunny, highs near 50.

SUNDAY – MAR 1 – Mostly sunny, highs near 40.

MONDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, highs near 30.

TUESDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, highs in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 25 in Clifton down to 17 at High Point. Winds are still gusty out of the west-northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 27.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 75 – 2017 RECORD LOW: -1 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 33 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: 1.20″ STORM TOTAL 2.00″ SNOWFALL 13.5″ STORM TOTAL 21.0″

The intense storm that gave us blizzard conditions Sunday night and yesterday is now off the Maine coast as high pressure builds from the Tennessee Valley. Gusty west-northwest winds will diminish by this afternoon. High temperatures will be around ten degrees below normal.

A fast moving clipper system will likely give us some light snow Wednesday morning accumulating to around an inch. Clearing and milder by Wednesday afternoon.

Another weak clipper area will give us another chance of light rain or snow on Thursday.

Dry weather with near normal temperature Friday through the weekend and with plenty of sunshine each day which will help melt some of this snow pack.

Colder early next week and there may be a stronger system that could give us some significant snow Monday into Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny with diminishing winds, highs in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with light snow likely after 4 a.m., lows near 20.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 25 – Light snow likely in the morning then becoming mostly sunny and milder in the afternoon, highs in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – FEB 26 – Increasing clouds with a chance of rain or snow after 1 p.m., highs near 40.

FRIDAY – FEB 27 – Mostly sunny, highs near 40.

SATURDAY – FEB 28 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 1 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, highs in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories expected for Wednesday; no advisories expected for Thursday; possible advisories for Friday; no advisories expected for Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Snow is falling over the area early on this Monday morning and about a foot of snow has accumulated overnight. Temperatures range from 27 in Clifton down to 22 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the north to over 40 mph causing blowing and drifting snow. The air quality is good with an index of 32.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 69 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 4 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 29. PRECIPITATION: .80″ SNOWFALL: 7.5″

The severe coastal storm is now off the New Jersey coast and will move south of Cape Cod by tonight. Snow bands associated with this storm will cause additional accumulations of around 6 inches with higher amounts possible. The snow will taper off this afternoon and should end by sunset. Winds will gust to over 45 mph at times which will cause more blowing and drifting snow.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny and cold day with diminishing winds by the afternoon.

A frontal system will likely give us some snow Wednesday morning changing to rain in the afternoon, any snow accumulations will be light.

A somewhat stronger system will likely give us rain mainly Thursday evening again possibly beginning as snow.

Friday should be dry with near normal temperatures.

The weekend looks to be dry with milder temperatures. Unlike the storm in January no Arctic air has followed this storm so our snow pack will not last nearly as long.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 23 – Snow possibly heavy at times mainly this morning, highs in the mid 30s, wind gusts to 45 will cause blowing and drifting snow. Additional accumulations of 6 inches.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows near 20. Wind gusts to 30 mph.

TUESDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny with diminishing winds, highs in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 25 – Chance of snow changing to rain in the morning becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, highs in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – FEB 26 – Partly sunny in the morning then increasing clouds with rain likely in the evening possibly beginning as snow in the afternoon. Highs near 40.

FRIDAY – FEB 27 – Partly sunny, highs near 40.

SATURDAY – FEB 28 – Sunny, highs in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – MAR 1 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A storm warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northerly winds gusting to 60 knots, seas 12-17 feet.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories expected for Tuesday and Wednesday; no advisories expected for Thursday; possible advisories for Friday.

Have a nice and safe day!