Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 44 in Clifton down to 37 at High Point, winds are gusty out of the northwest.

CLIFTON’S SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 22

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: .19″

Today we should have mostly sunny skies as low pressure moves well off the coast and a weak high moves into the area. Temperatures will continue to be above normal with highs near 50. Winds will be a little brisk with gusts to 25 mph.

Monday we should see an increase in clouds along with cooler temperatures. A weak disturbance may give us some light rain late at night that may be mixed with frozen precipitation well to our north and west.

Milder air will move into the area for Tuesday and Wednesday but rain will be likely Tuesday night into Wednesday as a stronger low pressure moves through the area.

Thursday will continue to be mild with a low chance of a shower in the morning.

Somewhat cooler Friday into New Year’s Day but temperatures will continue to be a little above normal. Low pressure on New Year’s Day may touch off some rain that could start as snow further inland to our north and west.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 26 – Sunny and breezy, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and cooler, low in the upper 20s.

MONDAY – DEC 27 – Increasing cloudiness, high near 40. Chance of rain at night.

TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy, high near 50. Rain likely at night.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain mainly in the morning, high near 50.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain in the morning, high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until midnight tonight for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Christmas morning and light rain is falling over much of the area with some of the precipitation falling as freezing rain across the higher elevations to our north and west. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 34 in Clifton down to 28 at High Point, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 23

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

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 20 PRECIPITATION: .04″ SNOWFALL: 0.5″

A warm front just to our south will move to our north by late this morning, light rain from this system should continue most of this morning but taper off to occasional showers this afternoon. Temperatures will become milder on a southwest flow with highs in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees.

Sunshine returns for Sunday with continued mild temperatures as high pressure moves into the area, it will be a little breezy at times.

At this time Monday and Tuesday look to stay dry, Monday will be cool but it will become milder on Tuesday.

The best chance of precipitation now appears to be from Tuesday night into Wednesday but with mild temperatures the precipitation should be in the form of rain.

At the point Thursday and Friday will be mainly dry. Mild temperatures again are likely on Thursday with somewhat cooler temperatures on Friday but still staying above normal for this time of year.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 25 – Cloudy with light rain this morning with occasional showers in the afternoon, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening then becoming partly cloudy and breezy, low in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 26 – Sunny and breezy, high near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 27 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy, high near 50, chance of rain at night.

WEDNESDAY -DEC 29 – Cloudy with rain likely mainly in the morning, high near 50.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning, high near 50.

FRIDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 1 p.m. this afternoon through 6 pm. Sunday evening for west winds becoming northwest this evening gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Wishing everyone a very Merry, safe and healthy Christmas!

Good morning everyone!

Light snow is falling in our area early this morning and here in the Clifton area we have our first measurable snow of the season as around 1/2″ coating has accumulated. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 22 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’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: 26 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The weak disturbance which caused the overnight light snow will be moving offshore and the snow should end by dawn. We should see some sunshine by later this morning and temperatures will rise into the upper 40s which will more than likely melt the snow that is on the ground this morning. We should see an increase in clouds again by this evening.

Christmas Day will be mild but with periods of mainly light rain, some of the rain will start off as a mixture of sleet or snow mainly well inland. High temperatures will be near 50 degrees.

Clearing on Sunday with continued mild temperatures but it will be a bit windy.

Unsettled weather much of next week as a few weak disturbances move through our area. Temperatures however will average above normal so any precipitation should be mainly in the form of rain.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 24 – Light snow ending early this morning then becoming mostly sunny and mild, high in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight, low in the mid 30s.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Cloudy with periods of rain, high near 50.

SUNDAY – DEC 26 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high near 50. Wind gusts to 30 mph possible.

MONDAY – DEC 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the morning then a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Becoming partly sunny and mild, high near 50, chance of rain or snow after midnight.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southwest wind to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible Saturday and Sunday; 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 temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 21 at High Point. Winds are from the northwest averaging 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 60 – 2015 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 47 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: .21″

High pressure will dominate our weather today giving us a mostly sunny but chilly day but with much less wind than yesterday.

A weak warm front approaching from the southwest will give our area a chance of flurries or light snow after midnight tonight. A coating of snow is possible across sections of northwest New Jersey. The front will be followed by clearing during the day with high temperatures on Friday a few degrees higher than today.

A weak frontal system will likely give us some light rain on Christmas mainly in the morning, temperatures will be mild with highs near 50.

Sunday will be a dry and mild day but it will be windy.

A few weak disturbances will keep our weather unsettled Monday through Wednesday with the chance of light precipitation each day that may be mixed with snow Monday and Tuesday mornings especially further inland.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries or light snow after midnight, low in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – DEC 24 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Mostly cloudy with light rain likely mainly in the morning, high near 50.

SUNDAY – DEC 26 – Mostly sunny and windy, high near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest wind to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – Advisories possible Friday morning; no advisories expected Friday afternoon through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and some light rain is falling which may be falling as freezing rain across higher elevations to our north and west. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 37 in Clifton down to 31 at Vernon. Winds are calm or light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 22ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 24

RECORD HIGH: 69 – 2013 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A storm system is moving off the coast and the light precipitation should end by 7 a.m. followed by clearing and becoming windy. Temperatures will be mild with highs mainly in the upper 40s.

A brief cold surge will be with us on Thursday with lows in the morning in the 20s and high will struggle to reach 40. Skies will start off mostly sunny but we should have increasing cloudiness by the afternoon.

A weak disturbance will give us a chance of snow showers early Friday morning that may coat the ground especially to our north and west. Then high pressure will build into the area during the day giving us mostly sunny conditions along with seasonably mild temperatures.

A weak disturbance will give us chance of rain Friday night into Christmas Day, some of the rain may be mixed with snow across inland areas but change to rain. Temperatures will be mild with highs in the upper 40s to near 50.

Sunday will be a breezy and seasonably mild day along with partly sunny skies.

Early next week the weather will be a little unsettled with seasonable temperatures and only a slight chance of some precipitation.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 22 – Rain ending by 7 a.m. then gradual clearing and becoming windy with gusts to 30 mph, highs in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 20s.

THURSDAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny with diminishing winds, high near 40. Chance of snow showers late at night.

FRIDAY – DEC 24 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s. Chance of rain or snow at night.

CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.

SUNDAY – DEC 26 – Partly sunny and breezy, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 27 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. Thursday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; possible advisories Thursday night; no advisories expected Friday and Saturday; possible advisories on Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!