Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy again early on this Friday morning and there is some light rain or drizzle falling in parts of the area. Temperatures range from 39 in Clifton down to 35 at High Point. Winds are light from the east. The air quality is moderate with an index of 52.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 57 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 (Tied Record) LOW: 40 PRECIPITATION: .28″

Rain should end this morning as the frontal system moves off shore. An onshore flow will keep skies overcast the rest of today, temperatures will be cooler in our area with highs in the upper 40s, but 60s are likely across southern New Jersey.

A weak high pressure will then build into our area on Saturday, it will be mild but there still will be more clouds than sun.

Another low pressure system will be moving towards our area on Sunday causing rain to develop before sunrise on Sunday and continue through Sunday night, possibly changing to snow before ending Monday morning.

The rest of next week looks dry with temperatures averaging near or slightly above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 26 – Cloudy with light rain ending this morning, highs in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – JAN 27 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 40s.

SUNDAY – JAN 28 – Rain, highs in the low 40s.

MONDAY – JAN 29 – Cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the morning, highs near 40.

TUESDAY – JAN 30 – Partly sunny, highs near 40.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 31 – Partly sunny, highs near 40.

THURSDAY – FEB 1 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:

TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Saturday; advisories expected for Sunday with some gales possible; advisories expected for Monday; advisories still possible for Tuesday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies continue to be cloudy early on this Thursday morning and rain or drizzle is falling, temperatures have become quite mild with readings ranging from 47 in Clifton down to 35 in Sandyston. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 70.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 57 – 2010 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1987

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: .11″

Low pressure along a front in our area will give us another cloudy and dreary day today, rain this morning which may end or taper off to drizzle by later this morning. Rain will then develop again tonight and end Friday morning. Total rainfall should be less than an inch.

The front will be just to our south on Friday which will cause clouds to remain most of the day, there will be a big difference in temperatures with the 60s possible across southern New Jersey while remaining in the upper 40s in our area.

Brief high pressure will then dry us out on Saturday with mild temperatures and finally some sunshine.

Another low pressure system will move into our area on Sunday with more rain that may change to snow before ending Monday morning.

Cool and dry Monday afternoon through Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 25 – Cloudy with rain mainly this morning then a chance of drizzle this afternoon, highs in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain, lows near 40.

FRIDAY – JAN 26 – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, highs in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – JAN 27 – Partly sunny in the morning then mostly cloudy in the afternoon, highs in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – JAN 28 – Cloudy with rain, highs in the low 40s, rain may mix with snow late at night.

MONDAY – JAN 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning then becoming partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 30 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST:

TODAY – Southwesterly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday and Saturday; advisories possible during the day on Sunday; advisories expected Sunday night into Monday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and there is some light rain or drizzle falling in parts of the area, further inland across higher elevations freezing rain is occurring. Temperatures range from 34 in Clifton down to 29 at High Point. Winds are calm or light easterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 67.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 0 – 2011

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: .07″

A warm front is expected to pass to our north, we should see a break in the rain this morning through the middle part of this afternoon then the rain will redevelop mainly after 4 p.m. then continuing at night.

Thursday should be a mild day but with rain that will continue to Friday morning, total rainfall should be around an inch.

Dry and quite mild Friday afternoon through Saturday night.

Another low pressure area will give us more rain Sunday and Sunday night along with slightly cooler temperatures.

Mainly dry and cooler early next week as temperatures fall back to near normal levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 24 – Cloudy with rain mainly after 4 p.m., highs in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Rain, lows near 40.

THURSDAY – JAN 25 – Rain, highs in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – JAN 26 – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning then partly sunny and quite mild in the afternoon, highs in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – JAN 27 – Increasing cloudiness, highs near 50.

SUNDAY – JAN 28 – Rain likely, highs in the low 40s.

MONDAY – JAN 29 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 30 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-southeast winds becoming south-southwest to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been issued effective between 1 a.m. Thursday morning through 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon; advisories still possible the rest of Thursday through Friday morning; no advisories expected Friday afternoon through the day on Saturday; small craft advisories expected Saturday night through Monday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and tempertures are more than ten degrees higher than yesterday with readings ranging from 31 in Clifton down to 26 in Hackettstown. Winds are light from the southwest. The air quality is moderate with an index of 63.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2018 RECORD LOW: -3 – 1976 (In 2016 we had 20″ of snow on this date) .

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 39 LOW: 18 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak front to our north will give us a chance of periods of light rain mainly this afternoon and tonight. Further inland the precipitation may be mixed with freezing rain, sleet and snow.

The front will still be near our area on Wednesday with rain likely mainly in the afternoon and night.

Low pressure will then will give us more rain Thursday into Friday morning but it will be mild with highs both days in the 50s.

Saturday looks to be dry and mild.

Another low pressure system will give us chance of rain Saturday night through Sunday night, the rain may change to snow before ending Sunday night.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 23 – Cloudy with a chance of rain mainly this afternoon, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain, lows in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 24 – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, highs in the low 40s, rain likely at night.

THURSDAY – JAN 25 – Rain, highs in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning, quite mild, highs in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – JAN 27 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 50s, chance of rain at night.

SUNDAY – JAN 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 40s, rain may mix with snow before ending at night.

MONDAY – JAN 29 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds becoming north-northeast in the afternoon, seas 1 foot.

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

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Monday morning and with calm winds there is a big difference in temperatures with readings ranging from 19 in Clifton down to a cold 4 degrees at Walpack. The air quality is good with an index of 29.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 22ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 53 – 1986 RECORD LOW: -4 – 1984

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 31 LOW: 17 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Strong high pressure over the area will move offshore and we will have a return flow of milder air as temperatures rise to above freezing for the first time since Sunday January 14th.

Skies will become cloudy on Tuesday with a chance of light rain in the afternoon and night as a weak low pressure moves along a front to our north. Some of the precipitation may be mixed with sleet and snow well inland.

Periods of rain will continue Wednesday through Friday with milder temperatures as areas of low pressure continue to move through our area. High temperatures Thursday and Friday should be in the 50s.

Continued mild on Saturday and we should be dry but another low pressure area may cause some rain or snow on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 22 – Sunny and not as cold, highs in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, lows in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 23 – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon and night, highs in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 24 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – JAN 25 – Cloudy with rain, highs in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of morning rain, highs in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – JAN 27 – Partly sunny, highs near 50, chance of rain or snow at night.

SUNDAY – JAN 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, highs in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds becoming west-southwest in the afternoon to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

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

Have a nice day but please stay safe!