Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and again with mainly calm winds there is a large spread in temperatures ranging from 19 in Clifton down to 2 above at Pequest and Walpack. The air quality is good with an index of 39.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 65 – 2008 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1995

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 35 LOW: 15 PRECIPITATION: NONE  

On this date in 1978 our area had a massive blizzard with nearly 2 feet of snow along with strong winds.

Today will be a quiet weather day with mostly cloudy skies along with light winds and seasonably cold temperatures.

Tonight an strong Arctic cold front will be approaching and passing through our area by daybreak on Saturday. The front will be accompanied by light snow which will give us a dusting to an inch of snowfall.

Dangerously cold with very strong winds Saturday and Saturday night as Arctic high pressure builds into our area. Temperatures will fall to 10 degrees by sunset along with wind gusts to 50 mph will cause wind chill values down to -20 degrees. A extreme cold warning along with a wind advisory will be in effect.

Sunday will still be very cold along with sunny skies, winds will slowly diminish but still gust to 30 mph.

Moderating temperatures next week but we should stay mainly seasonably cold. We will be mainly dry with only a chance of light snow on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 6 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 30s, light winds.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with light snow likely after midnight, lows in the mid teens. Accumulations of less than an inch.

SATURDAY – FEB 7 – Chance of light snow in the morning then remain cloudy with temperatures falling to 10 degrees by sunset. Wind gusts to 50 mph. An extreme cold warning along with a wind advisory will be in effect.

SUNDAY – FEB 8 – Sunny with slowly diminishing winds, highs near 20. Wind gusts to 30 mph.

MONDAY – FEB 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 20s.

TUESDAY – FEB 10 – Sunny, highs in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow, highs in the mid 30s.

THURSDAY – FEB 12 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: A gale warning along with a heavy freezing spray warning will be in effect from 6 a.m. Saturday morning through 6 a.m. Sunday morning; Gale warnings expected during the day on Sunday; small craft advisories expected for Sunday night; no advisories expected for Monday and Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and with mainly calm skies there is once again a large spread in temperatures ranging from 17 in Clifton down to -2 degrees at Walpack. The air quality is good with an index of 18.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 2019 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 34 LOW: 22 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure in our area will give us a mostly sunny day today with seasonably cold temperatures along with light winds

Clouds will increase on Friday and temperatures will continue to be seasonably cold. An Arctic cold front will cross the area late at night likely giving some snow showers, accumulations should be less than an inch.

Strong winds along with frigid temperatures Saturday and Saturday night. Winds gusting above 40 mph along with temperatures falling to the single digits at night will cause wind chills to fall to dangerous levels. Expected wind chills will be between -15 and -20 degrees.

Sunday will still be frigid with slowly diminishing winds, skies will be mostly sunny.

Moderating temperatures next week, we should stay mainly dry but there is a low chance of light snow on Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 5 – Sunny, highs in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the mid teens.

FRIDAY – FEB 6 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 30s, snow likely after midnight.

SATURDAY – FEB 7 – Cloudy in the morning with a chance of light snow, accumulations less than an inch. Becoming mostly sunny by the afternoon. Temperatures will fall to near 10 by sunset along with winds gusting to over 40 mph will cause wind chills to fall to 15-20 degrees below zero.

SUNDAY – FEB 8 – Sunny and frigid with slowly diminishing winds, highs near 20.

MONDAY – FEB 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 20s.

TUESDAY – FEB 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow, highs in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories for much of Friday and Friday night; a gale watch has been issued effective between 6 a.m Saturday morning through 6 a.m. Sunday morning; a freezing spray watch is in effect for Saturday; small craft advisories expected during the day on Sunday; no advisories expected for Sunday night and Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 27 in Clifton down to 15 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 51.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 1 – 2023

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 35 LOW: 16 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak disturbance is causing cloudy skies early this morning but we should see clearing today with seasonably cold temperatures and light winds as high pressure builds over the area.

High pressure will continue to give us dry weather on Thursday with again seasonably cold temperatures and light winds.

Friday will be dry during the day but an Arctic cold front will be approaching at night possibly accompanied by some light snow or snow showers that may produce a dusting.

Dangerously cold this weekend and it may be the coldest air of the season as low pressure moves offshore and in combination with an Arctic high pressure will give us strong winds and frigid temperatures. Some wind gusts may approach 50 mph in some areas, wind chills may fall to -20 degrees especially on Saturday. However we should stay dry.

Dry weather and not quite as frigid early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 4 – Becoming mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the upper teens.

THURSDAY – FEB 5 – Sunny, highs in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – FEB 6 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 30s, chance of light snow at night.

SATURDAY – FEB 7 – Mostly sunny, very windy and very cold, highs in the low 20s.

SUNDAY – FEB 8 – Mostly sunny, windy and very cold, highs in the low 20s.

MONDAY – FEB 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 20s.

TUESDAY – FEB 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through the day on Friday; gales with possible storm force gusts Friday night through Saturday night; advisories expected for Sunday with some gale gusts likely.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and with mainly calm winds there is a large spread in temperatures with readings ranging from 19 in Clifton down to a frigid -6 at Walpack. The air quality is good with an index of 28.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 12 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Weak high pressure will give us a dry day today with light winds with slightly below normal temperatures. We should see an increase in clouds this afternoon and evening as a weak disturbance moves to our south.

Dry weather with continued seasonably cold temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday as another weak high pressure builds into the area.

An Arctic cold front will pass through the area Friday evening giving us a chance of light snow showers mainly in the afternoon.

Dry, windy and dangerously cold weather again for the weekend into Monday as Arctic high pressure extends into our area from the northwest.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 3 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the mid teens.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 4 – Sunny, highs in the low 30s.

THURSDAY – FEB 5 – Sunny, highs in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – FEB 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the afternoon, highs near 30.

SATURDAY – FEB 7 – Sunny, windy and frigid, highs only in the upper teens.

SUNDAY – FEB 8 – Mostly sunny, windy and frigid, highs again only in the upper teens.

MONDAY – FEB 9 – Sunny and breezy, highs in the upper 20s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Wednesday through the day on Friday; gale force winds probable for Friday night through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures are around 5 degrees warmer than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 15 in Clifton down to 6 at High Point. Winds are from the northwest averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 24.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 56 – 2014 RECORD LOW: 2 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 24 LOW: 6 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The storm that gave our area strong winds yesterday is moving away as high pressure builds from the west. Today will not be as frigid as the last few days with high temperatures possibly reaching the balmy 30 degrees. Winds will be less than yesterday but still gust to 20 mph at times.

Tuesday will be another mostly sunny day with light winds and high temperatures may rise to above freezing for the first time in several days. A weak disturbance will give us a slight (20%) chance of light snow or flurries.

We should stay dry with seasonably cold temperature Wednesday and Thursday as high pressure dominates our weather.

An Alberta clipper will give us a chance of light snow on Friday.

We return to frigid temperatures for the weekend along with strong winds as Arctic high pressure builds into the area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 2 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs near 30. Wind gusts to 20 mph.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and cold, lows near 11.

TUESDAY – FEB 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

THURSDAY – FEB 5 – Sunny, highs near 30.

FRIDAY – FEB 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow, highs in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – FEB 7 – Mostly sunny, very windy and cold, highs only in the upper teens.

SUNDAY – FEB 8 – Mostly sunny and windy, highs near 20.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 a.m. Tuesday morning for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2026. Records began in 1973.

The month’s average temperature was 27.8 degrees and was the coldest January since 2015. The highest temperature was 51 recorded on the 8th and 9th. The lowest temperature was 6 above recorded on the 24th and the 30th. Precipitation was 2.21″, snowfall totaled 18.6 inches, most of that was the 12 inches we had on the 25th.

Happy Groundhog Day! I do believe that we will have six more weeks of winter, let’s see what the rodents say!