Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures have fallen to below freezing for the first time since December 23rd with readings ranging from 27 in Clifton down to 20 at High Point. Winds are from the north averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 42.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 2ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22
RECORD HIGH: 59 – 1979 RECORD LOW: 6 – 1999
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 48 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: TRACE
High pressure centered over the Mississippi Valley will build into our area and dominate our weather through Wednesday with sunny skies both days, light winds and near normal temperatures.
A cold front will cross the area Thursday morning possibly accompanied by a brief rain or snow shower then followed by a brisk northwest flow of colder air.
Friday will be seasonably cold and dry.
Our first measurable snowfall of the season is likely beginning Saturday afternoon and continuing through Sunday as a coastal low moves offshore and depending on the track will determine possible snow accumulations as a track closer to our area would give us more in the way of rain.
Dry and seasonably cold weather expected for next Monday and then another storm is expected to move through the Great Lakes on Tuesday, this time the precipitation should be in the form of rain.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 2 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows near 30.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 3 – Sunny, highs in the upper 40s.
THURSDAY – JAN 4 – Cloudy in the morning then clearing and becoming breezy, highs in the low 40s.
FRIDAY – JAN 5 – Sunny and breezy, highs near 40.
SATURDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy with rain and snow developing by evening, highs near 40.
SUNDAY – JAN 7 – Cloudy with rain and snow, highs in the upper 30s.
MONDAY – JAN 8 – Partly sunny, highs near 40.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest winds this morning becoming west-northwest in the afternoon to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Wednesday; advisories likely for Thursday; no advisories expected for Friday; advisories expected for Saturday with some gale gusts possible.
CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY – RECORDS STARTED IN 1973.
DECEMBER 2023 was the second warmest December on record, (the warmest was in 2015). The average temperature was 41.9. The highest temperature was 61 recorded on the 2nd, 10th, 15th and the 18th. The lowest temperature was 21 on the 22nd. Precipitation totaled 9.48″ which was the second wettest December (the wettest was in 1983) The biggest storm was on the 17-18 when 4.55″ of rain was recorded causing major river flooding of the Passaic River. Snowfall was only a trace.
2023 was the warmest year on record since my records began in 1973. Precipitation was above normal with 60.08″ which was the 7th wettest. Snowfall was well below normal with only 7.6″ accumulating.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!