Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and it is very mild with early readings ranging from 52 in Clifton down to 46 at High Point. Winds are light mainly from the northeast.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 57 AVERAGE LOW: 38

RECORD HIGH: 79 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 18 – 1995

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 73 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak cold front moved to our south overnight and today will be a cooler day as we will have plenty of clouds and an onshore wind flow. There is a chance of light rain or drizzle.

The front will move to our north as a warm front late tonight, and Thursday will be a very warm day with showers and a chance of thunderstorms as a cold front approaches from the west. High temperatures will be near 80 degrees.

Dry weather with near normal temperatures Friday through Easter Sunday.

Dry with milder temperatures early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 5 – Cloudy and cooler with a chance of light rain or drizzle, highs in the upper 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of light rain or drizzle along with patchy fog, low in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – APR 6 – Mostly cloudy and much warmer with showers and possibly some thunderstorms mainly after 2 p.m., high near 80.

FRIDAY – APR 7 – Partly sunny and cooler, high in the lower 60s.

SATURDAY – APR 8 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.

EASTER SUNDAY – APR 9 – Sunny, highs near 60.

MONDAY – APR 10 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – APR 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

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

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 10 p.m. tonight through 7 a.m. Thursday morning; advisories possibly to continue through Thursday night; no advisories expected Friday through Sunday night.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and early temperatures are more than 10 degrees higher than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 46 in Clifton down to 36 at Pequest. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 56 AVERAGE LOW: 38

RECORD HIGH: 79 – 1974 RECORD LOW: 25 – 1995

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure offshore will give us a mainly southerly flow of quite mild air along with mostly sunny skies and light winds today, highs will be mainly in the low 70s.

A weak cold front will sag to our south on Wednesday and we will have an onshore flow which will give us mainly cloudy skies with some drizzle and cooler temperatures.

The front will move to our north as a warm front on Thursday and it will be unseasonably warm with highs approaching the 80 degree mark. A stronger cold front will cross the area Thursday evening preceded by showers and thunderstorms.

Dry weather with near normal temperatures Friday through the Easter weekend. Winds will be a little brisk on Friday but mainly light wind speeds Saturday and Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a chance of drizzle after 2 a.m., low in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – APR 5 – Cloudy and cooler with a chance of drizzle, highs in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – APR 6 – Mostly cloudy with showers and possible some thunderstorms, quite mild, highs in the upper 70s.

FRIDAY – APR 7 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, highs in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – APR 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

EASTER SUNDAY – APR 9 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.

MONDAY – APR 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Wednesday; small craft advisories possible Wednesday night; advisories likely during the day on Thursday; no advisories expected Thursday night through Saturday.

CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2023 (Records started in 1973)

March’s temperature averaged 42.5 degrees which was about 2 degrees above normal. The highest temperature 64 which was recorded on the 21st and 26th. The lowest temperature was 26 degrees on the 20th (this was the first time in March that the temperature failed to drop 25 degrees or lower.

Precipitation totaled 3.88″ which was slightly below normal.

Snowfall was again below normal with 1.9″ accumulating. Total season’s snowfall is at 8.4″ which is the second lowest total since 1973. the lowest was 8.0″ recorded during the 2001-2002 season.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and early temperatures range from 32 in Clifton down to 21 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 56 AVERAGE LOW: 37

RECORD HIGH: 78 – 1981 RECORD LOW: 25 – 2008

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 52 LOW: 37 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure moving off the coast will give us a southerly flow of milder air along with mostly sunny skies today!

Partly sunny on Tuesday with even milder temperatures with highs near 70.

A weak cold front will move to our south on Wednesday giving us cloudy skies with a chance of showers, and with an onshore wind highs will be a little lower.

The front will move to our north as a warm front early Thursday morning and we should see warm temperatures with highs well up into the 70s. Showers are likely ahead of a cold front that will cross our area at night.

Dry weather with near seasonable temperatures Friday through Easter Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 3 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – APR 4 – Partly sunny, high near 70.

WEDNESDAY – APR 5 – Cloudy with a chance of light showers, highs in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – APR 6 – Cloudy and warm with showers likely, highs in the mid 70s.

FRIDAY – APR 7 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

SATURDAY – APR 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 50s.

EASTER SUNDAY – APR 9 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from noon today through 4 a.m. Tuesday morning for southerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

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

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and early temperatures range from 41 in Clifton down to 32 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest.

AVERAGE HIGH: 56 AVERAGE LOW: 37

RECORD HIGH: 70 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 26 – 2021

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 73 LOW: 48 PRECIPITATION: .40″

Note: On this date in 2018 we received 6.5 inches of snow!

The low pressure that gave us the showers and thunderstorms yesterday has moved off the New England coast as high pressure builds from the west. Today will be a mostly sunny but cooler day with gusty northwest winds to 35 mph diminishing late in the day.

As the high pressure moves off the coast a southwest flow will develop on Monday and with mostly sunny skies it will be milder after a chilly start.

Continued dry and mild on Tuesday.

A frontal system will give us a chance of showers Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures will be slightly lower on Wednesday as we will have a more onshore wind, but milder again on Thursday with highs reaching the 70s.

High pressure will then build in for Friday and Saturday with dry conditions, temperatures will be cooler and be near normal for early April.

At this point Easter Sunday looks to be dry and milder.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 2 – Sunny, breezy and cooler today, highs in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and chilly, lows in the low 30s.

MONDAY – APR 3 – Mostly sunny and milder, highs in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – APR 4 – Partly sunny and mild, high near 70.

WEDNESDAY – APR 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 60s.

THURSDAY – APR 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – APR 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – APR 8 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning will be in effect until 8 a.m. this morning, gusty winds early becoming lighter by late in the day to 10-15 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories probable on Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday; advisories possible Wednesday and Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and there was a thunderstorm that moved through the Clifton area around 4 a.m. Early temperatures range from 52 in Clifton down to 42 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 55 AVERAGE LOW: 37

RECORD HIGH: 80 – 2016 RECORD LOW: 24 – 2003

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 54 LOW: 30 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A warm front is moving to our north this morning causing showers and even a thunderstorm in parts of the area. A strong southerly flow will cause temperatures to climb to near 70 degrees. There should be a break in the showers this afternoon with even some sunshine possible, but with a cold front approaching the area this evening some strong to severe thunderstorms may develop causing strong gusty winds and even a slight chance of a tornado or two (no joke). The front will be followed by a brisk northwest flow of cooler and drier air late at night.

Sunday will be a cool and breezy day, winds will diminish by late in the day.

Above normal temperatures much of next week with a chance of showers Wednesday and Thursday followed by clearing and cooler weather for Friday.

At this point Easter weekend looks to be mainly dry with near seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 1 – Cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm this morning, partial sunshine this afternoon, windy with gusts to 35 mph. highs in the low 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm, some storms may be accompanied by strong gusty winds and hail, much cooler after midnight with lows in the mid 30s. Wind gusts to 40 mph likely.

SUNDAY – APR 2 – Sunny, windy and cooler, highs in the low 50s, winds gusting to 35 mph diminishing in the afternoon.

MONDAY – APR 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – APR 4 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

WEDNESDAY – APR 5 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, high in the upper 60s.

THURSDAY – APR 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs near 70.

FRIDAY – APR 7 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, highs in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 8 a.m. Sunday morning for southwest winds becoming northwest after midnight with gusts to 40 knots, seas 7-10 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday night! advisories possible on Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!