Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are above normal with readings ranging from 37 in Clifton down to 30 at High Point. Winds are from the north averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is moderate with an index of 61.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 75 – 2017 RECORD LOW: -1 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 46 LOW: 38 PRECIPITATION: .08″

A cold front is crossing our area this morning and we should have a brisk northerly flow with cooler and much drier air, skies will be mostly sunny.

After a chilly early morning we will have a mostly sunny day with less wind and again seasonably cold temperatures. High pressure will be moving off the coast.

Much milder air starting Monday and should be with us through Wednesday night with highs in the 50s each day and up to the low 60s on Wednesday. A cold front will cross the area Wednesday night.

Mainly dry and not as mild Thursday and Friday but temperatures will still be a little above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows near 20.

SUNDAY – FEB 25 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 26 – Partly sunny and milder, highs in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 27 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 50s, rain likely late at night.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 28 – Cloudy and quite mild with rain likely, highs in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – FEB 29 – Partly sunny, breezy and cooler, highs in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – MAR 1 – Sunny, highs in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Sunday morning for northerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday morning; advisories likely Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday with some gale gusts possible.

Have a nice weekend but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Friday morning and there is some light rain or drizzle falling over parts of the area. Temperatures are milder that the last few mornings with readings ranging from 38 in Clifton down to 31 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 47.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 23RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 69 – 2022 RECORD LOW: 4 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 44 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: .05″

A low pressure system will give us cloudy skies with the light rain and drizzle ending mainly by just after daybreak. It will remain cloudy but mild with highs in the upper 40s to near 50.

A secondary cold front will cross the area Saturday morning followed by a brisk northwest flow of colder air. High temperatures will be in the upper 30s to near 40 but with some gusts to 25 mph will make it feel colder despite mostly sunny skies.

Still sunny and seasonably cold on Sunday with less wind than on Saturday.

Very mild weather next week. Monday and Tuesday should be dry but rain is likely Wednesday into Thursday as a strong frontal system approaches our area from the west.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 23 – Cloudy with light rain and drizzle ending this morning, highs in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy, lows in the low 30s.

SATURDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny, breezy and colder, highs near 40.

SUNDAY – FEB 25 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly sunny and milder, highs in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 27 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 50s, rain likely after midnight.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 28 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, quite mild, highs in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – FEB 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Saturday evening for southwest winds today becoming northwest on Saturday gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories expected to continue Sunday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies have become mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 27 in Clifton down to 21 at Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 49.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 22ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 12 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure offshore will give us a light southerly flow of milder air today. A low pressure system will give us rain mainly from 7 p.m. this evening through noon on Friday, though some showers are still possible Friday afternoon. Rainfall amounts will be between 1/4 and 1/2 inch.

Much cooler and breezy on Saturday as high pressure builds from Canada. High temperatures will only be in the 30s, but with the winds it will feel colder.

Sunday will start off cold with early lows near 20 but a return southwest flow will bring milder temperatures in the afternoon.

Quite mild much of next week with rain likely Tuesday night into Wednesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 22 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain likely mainly after 7 p.m., lows in the upper 30s.

FRIDAY – FEB 23 – Cloudy with rain in the morning then a chance of showers in the afternoon, highs near 50.

SATURDAY – FEB 24 – Sunny, breezy and colder, highs only in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 25 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 26 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, highs in the mid 50s, rain likely at night.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 28 – Cloudy with rain likely, highs near 60.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories to continue through the day on Saturday; no advisories expected Saturday night through the day on Sunday; advisories possible Sunday night; no advisories expected for Monday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Wednesday morning and with calm winds there is a wide range in temperatures with readings ranging from 23 in Clifton down to 11 at Walpack. The air quality is moderate with an index of 54.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 26

RECORD HIGH: 80 – 2018 (also record high for February) RECORD LOW: 4 – 2015

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

High pressure over New England will give us a light onshore flow of seasonably cold air, winds will be light and skies will be mostly sunny.

A frontal system will approach our area on Thursday which will cause increasing cloudiness during the day with light rain likely after midnight continuing into Friday morning. Rainfall amounts will be around 1/4 of an inch. It will be mild with high temperatures approaching the 50 degree mark.

High pressure then builds into the area for Saturday as the storm moves off the New England coast. Temperatures will be cold with highs only in the 30s and with a brisk wind it will make it feel even colder despite mostly sunny skies.

The cold air will be short lived as the high pressure moves off the coast and Sunday will be several degrees higher than Saturday with less wind.

Milder early next week with a chance of showers on Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 21 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY – FEB 22 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 40s, rain likely after midnight.

FRIDAY – FEB 23 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely mainly in the morning, highs near 50.

SATURDAY – FEB 24 – Sunny and breezy, highs only in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 25 – Sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 26 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – FEB 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 10 p.m. tonight through 6 a.m. Saturday morning; advisories possibly to continue through the day on Saturday; no advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are cold with readings ranging from 23 in Clifton down to 9 at Walpack. Winds are light from the north. The air quality is good with an index of 38.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 25

RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2018 RECORD LOW: -2 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Strong high pressure to our north will give us a mostly sunny and seasonably cold day with light winds.

Wednesday will again be mostly sunny with highs a couple of degrees higher than today.

The high pressure will move off the coast on Thursday as a low pressure system approaches from the west. Increasing clouds and mild during the day with rain developing around midnight and continuing through Friday morning. At this time rainfall amounts should be less than a half of an inch.

Behind the storm gusty northwest winds will bring colder air on Saturday. Sunday will continue to be dry with moderating temperatures.

Much of next week looks to be quite mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 20 – Sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the mid 20s.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – FEB 22 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 40s, rain likely after midnight.

FRIDAY – FEB 23 – Cloudy with rain likely mainly before noon, highs near 50.

SATURDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – FEB 25 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly sunny and milder, highs in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast winds becoming east to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Wednesday; advisories likely Wednesday night; advisories expected Thursday through the day on Friday; advisories still likely Friday night through Saturday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!