Skies are mostly clear early this morning and temperatures are very cold with readings around 10 degrees in the Clifton area to the single digits in the colder suburbs, winds are from the west 5-10 mph.  Be very careful when heading out this morning since there will be slush and black ice on untreated roadways and sidewalks.

Today will be a mostly sunny day with very cold temperatures, tonight we will have increasing cloudiness with low temperatures around 10 degrees higher than this morning.

Milder on Wednesday as winds become southwest, we may even come close to the 40 degree mark.

An Arctic front will cross the area on Thursday morning likely accompanied by some light snow, at this time accumulations should be an inch or less.

Frigid weather again for Thursday night and Friday but we will be dry.

Slight moderation in temperatures for the weekend but a more significant storm may affect our area with snow Sunday and Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 20s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the upper teens.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy, not as cold, high near 40, light snow likely at night.

THURSDAY – Chance of light snow in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, morning high of 30 degrees will drop to near 20 degrees by sunset.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – Mostly cloudy, low chance of light snow, high in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – Cloudy with a chance of snow, high in the low 30s.

MONDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, high near 30.

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory in effect till 4pm this afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories possible during the day Wednesday with likely advisories Wednesday night into Thursday, advisories still possible Friday and Saturday.

Have a good day!

At 6am this morning we have snow mixed with sleet falling and the temperature is just below freezing at 31 degrees, winds are from the east, overnight accumulation is around 5 1/2 inches.  The rain/snow line is just south of our area, down the shore only plain rain is falling and temperatures are in the low 40s.

Today we will see a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain changing back to all snow before ending late this afternoon or early evening, an additional 2 inches may fall.  Arctic air will be rushing in behind the storm and temperatures will fall rapidly tonight so any standing slush will freeze solid on untreated roads and sidewalks.

Tuesday will be dry with very cold temperatures.

Not on cold on Wednesday but another Arctic front will be moving through giving a chance of snow showers Wednesday night into Thursday.  A storm system is expected to develop off the Virginia coast Thursday night but at this time should stay south of us.

Much colder again on Friday with temperatures moderating slightly for the weekend with no precipitation expected.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Snow mixing with sleet and rain today before changing back to all snow before ending this evening, additional 1-3 inches expected.

TONIGHT – Cloudy early then becoming mostly clear, breezy and much colder, low around 12.

TUESDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 20s.

WEDNESDAY – Cloudy and not as cold, high in the upper 30s, chance of snow showers at night.

THURSDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers, high in the upper 20s.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny and very cold, high in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warning will be effect from 4pm today till 6am on Tuesday for northwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected late in the day on Tuesday through Wednesday, with small craft advisories possible Wednesday night through Friday.

JANUARY 2015 CLIMATE DATA.

January temperature was 26.8 degrees which was 2.5 degrees below normal.  Precipitation was slightly above normal with 4.61″.  Snowfall was also a bit above normal with 14.2 inches accumulating.      The months high temperature was 53 degrees on the 4th with lowest reading of 4 degrees on the 8th.

Why did Seattle pass that ball?

I do believe the Groundhog will see his shadow today and we will have six more weeks of winter.

Have a good day!

Skies have become cloudy this morning and temperatures are in the upper teens in the Clifton area with near 10 in the colder suburbs, winds are light.

Today we will have cloudy skies with temperatures a few degrees higher than on Saturday and with light winds it will feel more comfortable.  Light snow or flurries may develop by late this afternoon.

Snow will become heavier late tonight and we should have around 4-8 inches of new snow on the ground by daybreak on Monday.  The snow should mix with sleet and freezing rain during the day on Monday changing back to snow before ending Monday evening, total accumulation will range from 6-10 inches with more accumulation to our north and much less accumulation across Central and Southern New Jersey where the will be more plain rain falling.

Much colder air will move in behind the storm with temperatures dropping to the low teens by Tuesday morning so any slush that is on the ground will freeze.

Dry and very cold on Tuesday..

Not as cold on Wednesday but a cold front moving through will give us a low chance of some snow showers Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Dry and very cold on Friday with slight moderation in temperatures next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Cloudy with a chance of very light snow developing this afternoon, high in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Snow becoming moderate to heavy at times, low in the mid 20s, accumulations of  4-8 inches likely by Monday morning.

MONDAY – Snow, sleet and freezing rain changing to all snow before ending in the evening,  2 more inches of frozen accumulations expected, high in the low 30s in the morning dropping to the 20s by sunset.

TUESDAY – Mostly sunny and very cold, high in the mid 20s.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy, not as cold, high in the mid 30s, chance of snow showers at night.

THURSDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of morning snow showers, high in the upper 20s.

FRIDAY – Mostly sunny and very cold, high in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – Partly sunny, not as cold, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST:  TODAY – West wind to 11 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – Gale watch for Monday night into Tuesday morning.

MY SUPERBOWL PREDICTION –  SEATTLE 27 NEW ENGLAND 17.

Have a good day!