Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures once again are seasonably cold with readings ranging from 25 in Clifton down to 18 at Walpack, Pequest and Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 66.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 39 LOW: 22 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will start off dry but a coastal storm will be moving along the coast and snow should develop by 4 p.m. then mixing with or changing to rain at night before ending as light snow on Sunday. Winds will be a little brisk out of the northeast tonight. Total accumulation in Clifton will range between 3-6 inches with only an inch or so along coastal areas and up to a foot across the higher elevations of northwest New Jersey.

High pressure will briefly control our weather on Monday giving us dry conditions and seasonably mild temperatures.

A more significant storm is expected to move to the Great Lakes on Tuesday and the associated frontal system will give us heavy rain at night along with strong gusty winds. Rainfall amounts may total 2-4 inches which may again cause major river flooding. The rain will taper off on Wednesday and it will be a mild day with highs in the 50s.

Dry weather Thursday into the day on Friday but another storm system may give us more rain Friday night into Saturday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 6 – Becoming cloudy with snow developing by 4 p.m., highs in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Snow mixing with or changing to rain, lows in the low 30s.

SUNDAY – JAN 7 – Cloudy with light snow, highs in the upper 30s. Total accumulations 3-6 inches.

MONDAY – JAN 8 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – JAN 9 – Rain mainly after 1 p.m. highs in the upper 40s, rain heavy at times at night with strong winds possible.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 10 – Showers mainly before 7 a.m. then remaining mostly cloudy and windy, highs in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – JAN 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – JAN 12 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 40s, chance of rain at night.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – A small craft advisory is in effect for easterly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: A gale warning has been posted effective between 6 p.m. this evening through 6 a.m. Sunday morning; no advisories expected for Monday; possible storm force winds Tuesday into Wednesday along with dangerous seas.

Have a nice weekend but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are seasonably cold with readings ranging from 23 in Clifton down to 18 at High Point. Winds are from the northwest around 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 29.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 1993 RECORD LOW: 2 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 44 LOW: 25 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE.

The calm before the storm today as high pressure will be over our area giving us sunny skies, light winds and seasonably cold temperatures.

A coastal low pressure storm will give us precipitation from Saturday afternoon, becoming heavy at times at night, before tapering off by Sunday afternoon. The snow/rain line will be near or just east of our area so predicting snowfall amounts will be tricky with mainly rain to our east and mainly snow to our west. My best guess now in Clifton is between 3-6 inches of snow.

Monday will be another quiet day with sunshine, light winds and near seasonable temperatures.

A powerful storm is expected to move to the Great Lakes on Tuesday which will give us rain heavy at times Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday. Also some damaging winds are possible along with river flooding as 2″ of rainfall is expected.

High pressure then builds in for Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 5 – Sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, lows in the mid 20s.

SATURDAY – JAN 6 – Cloudy with snow developing in the afternoon, highs in the upper 30s. Windy with snow and or rain at night.

SUNDAY – JAN 7 – Snow mixed with rain in the morning then a chance of snow in the afternoon, highs in the upper 30s. Total accumulation 3-6″

MONDAY – JAN 8 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – JAN 9 – Cloudy with rain developing in the afternoon and continuing heavy at times at night with increasing winds, highs in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 10 – Mostly cloudy and windy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – JAN 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

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

OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been posted effective between 6 p.m. Saturday evening through 6 a.m. Sunday morning; advisories expected to continue through Sunday night; advisories possible for Monday; advisories expected on Tuesday with possible storm force winds.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are milder than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 35 in Clifton down to 28 at High Point. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is good with an index of 48.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 68– 2023 RECORD LOW: 1 – 1981

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 29 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A cold front will swing through our area around noon preceded by cloudy skies and possibly a flurry or sprinkle. This front will be followed by a gusty northwest flow of colder air along with clearing skies.

Friday will be the calm before the storm with dry conditions, lighter winds and seasonably cold temperatures.

The coastal storm that we have been tracking will move into our area on Saturday with precipitation beginning in the afternoon and tapering off Sunday morning. The rain and snow line will be close to our area with areas to our east getting more rain and accumulations should be around an inch. Further to our north and west plowable snow is expected. My best guess now is for 2-4 inches in Clifton but that may change depending on the track and intensity of this coastal storm.

Monday will be a dry day with seasonably cool temperatures.

Another possible stronger storm is expected Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday, at the present time about 2 inches of precipitation is likely most if not all of it in the form of rain that potential will cause some river flooding as the ground will be quite saturated.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 4 – Becoming mostly sunny after early morning clouds, breezy with highs in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Clear and chilly, lows in the low 20s.

FRIDAY – JAN 5 – Sunny, highs near 40.

SATURDAY – JAN 6 – Cloudy with a chance of snow developing in the afternoon and continuing at night, highs near 40.

SUNDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly cloudy with snow ending in the morning total accumulations 2-4 inches, highs in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 8 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – JAN 9 – Cloudy with a chance of rain or snow in the morning becoming all rain in the afternoon becoming heavy at times through Tuesday night, highs in the mid 40s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 10 – Chance of rain in the morning then becoming partly sunny in the afternoon, highs near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from noon today through 7 a.m. Friday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Friday; gales probably on Saturday; small craft advisories expected to continue Sunday into Monday morning for high seas.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 29 in Clifton down to 21 at Pequest. Winds are calm or light westerly. The air quality is good with an index of 43.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 4 – 2014

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW: 26 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure continues to build into our area today giving us plenty of sunshine, light winds and high temperatures a couple of degrees higher than yesterday.

A cold front will come through on Thursday with only cloudy skies but there is a chance of some flurries or sprinkles from this system across northwest New Jersey. The front will then be followed by clearing and it will become windy and colder.

Friday looks to be a dry and chilly day with diminishing winds.

A coastal storm will likely give us our first measurable snow of the season Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Present indications that this storm could bring significant snow to our area with several inches likely. Of course accumulations will depend on the strength and track of the storm.

After a dry and cool Monday another storm will affect our area Tuesday and Wednesday but this time the storm will stay to our west and just give us rain. Some of the rain may be heavy and with the ground saturated flooding is likely.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 3 – Sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, lows near 30.

THURSDAY – JAN 4 – Cloudy in the morning, clearing in the afternoon and becoming windy, highs in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – JAN 5 – Sunny, highs near 40.

SATURDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy with snow developing in the afternoon and continuing into the night, highs near 40.

SUNDAY – JAN 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning, highs in the upper 30.

MONDAY – JAN 8 – Mostly sunny, highs near 40.

TUESDAY – JAN 9 – Cloudy with rain developing, highs in the upper 40s.

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

OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been posted effective between 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon through 1 a.m. Friday morning; no advisories expected the rest of Friday; Gales likely Saturday and Sunday with the coastal storm.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

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!