Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and some scattered showers are falling in parts of the area. Temperatures are mild with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 42 in Clifton down to 36 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 11TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 6 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 48 LOW: 36 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A warm front will move north of our area this morning associated with some scattered showers. We should see a break in the rain this afternoon and a strong southerly flow will develop sending temperatures to record levels with highs well up into the 60s. The record high in Clifton was 62 set in 2015, the record for Newark is 65 set in 1971 and the record for Central Park is 64 set way back in 1879. A cold front will pass by our area this evening with showers developing. Winds with the front may gust to 45 mph and a wind advisory is in effect.

Much quieter weather for Sunday with cooler temperatures, winds will be brisk in the morning but diminsh in the afternoon.

Dry and mild weather is still expected next week with most highs in the 50s but be in the 60s on Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy with showers mainly this morning, highs in the mid 60s. Winds will increase and gust to 30 mph in the afternoon.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm this evening and a chance of showers after midnight. Very windy with gusts to 45 mph. A wind advisory is in effect. Low in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny with diminishing winds, high near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – DEC 17 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 4 a.m. Sunday morning for southerly winds gusting to 35 knots becoming northwest and gusting to 40 mph this evening. Seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories likely Sunday morning; no advisories expected Sunday afternoon through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 37 in Clifton down to 30 at High Point and Vernon. Winds are mainly calm or light southerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 10TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1982

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Weak high pressure just offshore will give us a milder day today with a light southerly flow. Skies will start off mostly cloudy but become mostly sunny by this afternoon.

A warm front will move to our north Saturday morning associated with some light showers and followed by a strong southerly flow of very mild air, record highs are expected over much of the region. Most of the day will be dry but a cold front will likely give us more showers Saturday evening along with strong northwest winds and cooling temperatures.

Sunday should be a sunny day and it will be cooler, but highs should still be slightly above normal. Winds will be brisk in the morning but lower in the afternoon.

Much of next week will be dry and mild with most highs in the low 50s, Thursday may be our warmest day of next week with a high near 60.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny and not as cool, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers mainly after 3 a.m., low in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy, windy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s, wind gusts to 35 mph possible.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny and cooler with diminishing winds, high near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly cloudy, high near 60.

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

OUTLOOK: A gale warning has been posted effective between 6 a.m. Saturday morning until 4 a.m. Sunday morning; small craft advisories likely Sunday morning; no advisories expected Sunday afternoon through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 24 at High Point. Winds are light from the northwest. There may be some icy patches in some areas as some of the light precipitation last night froze as temperatures fell below freezing overnight.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE

High pressure will be in control of our weather today and we will start off mostly sunny but as the high moves offshore we should see some increasing cloudiness by this afternoon. Temperatures will be chilly with highs only climbing to around 40 degrees.

A southerly flow will develop on Friday and skies should be partly sunny with high temperatures around 10 degrees warmer than today.

Record high temperatures expected on Saturday as a strong southerly flow develops as a warm front moves to our north and a cold front approaches from the west. Showers are likely.

Sunday will be cooler but still slightly above normal, skies will be sunny with brisk winds in the morning diminishing in the afternoon.

Much if not all of next week should be dry and mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 9 – Increasing cloudiness and cool, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy, windy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORCAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Friday; small craft advisories likely Friday night through the day on Saturday; gale warnings possible for Saturday night; advisories probable on Sunday; no advisories expected on Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning, there may be some scattered flurries falling to our north and west. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 33 in Clifton down to 26 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1980 RECORD LOW: 13 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be a cloudy and cool day as a weak low pressure moves to our south and offshore. We should stay dry except for a couple of flurries mainly to our north and west.

Thursday will be dry and continued chilly as weak high pressure moves into the area.

Friday will be mostly cloudy and milder.

A warm front will pass to our north on Saturday and we will have unseasonably mild temperatures with some record highs possible as temperatures rise to well up into the 60s. A cold front will pass through at night with showers likely.

Mostly sunny and cooler on Sunday but high temperatures will still be a couple of degrees above normal.

At this point it looks like next week will be mainly dry and mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy early then clearing, low in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy and milder, high near 50.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

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

OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 7 p.m. this evening through 7 a.m. Thursday morning; no advisories expected the rest of Thursday through Friday night; advisories possible during the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 34 in Clifton down to 28 at Walpack, winds are from the west around 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 29

RECORD HIGH: 74 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: .14“

Today will be much cooler but we should have partly sunny skies and winds will diminish as high pressure builds into our area, highs will be around 20 degrees cooler than on Monday.

It now appears that the low pressure that was expected to give us some snowfall will be too far to our south and we will only have a low chance of light snow or flurries on Wednesday with most areas staying dry.

High pressure will give us a mostly sunny and chilly day on Thursday.

Unsettled weather with milder temperatures Friday through the weekend and there will be a chance of rain with the best chance being on Saturday. High temperatures on Saturday will again be in the 60s. Somewhat cooler on Sunday but still above normal.

Looking further ahead, no frigid cold air is in sight in fact much of next week high temperatures should be in the 50s.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy, low in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 8 – Cloudy with a chance of light snow or flurries, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy, high near 50, chance of showers at night.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy and mild with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Mostly sunny with a chance of showers.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

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

Have a nice day and stay safe!