Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 51 in Clifton down to 47 at Basking Ridge. Winds are calm or light easterly. The air quality is good with an index of 43.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 10TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 59 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 82 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 21 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 79 LOW: 47 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be cooler after having the warmest day since last October 28th yesterday as we will have more clouds and an onshore wind. There is a chance of some light showers but most of the day will be dry.

A strong frontal system will give us showers, the heaviest of these showers will be from late Thursday afternoon through early Friday morning. Winds will increase from south and may gust to 40 mph.

The front will move through the area on Friday but there still may be some showers during the day, it will remain rather windy.

High pressure will then give us a dry weekend, temperatures will be near normal on Saturday and winds will continue to be brisk. Less wind and milder temperatures are likely on Sunday.

Continued mild early next week and we should stay mainly dry but a weak cold front may give us a slight chance of some light showers early Monday morning.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APRIL 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers, highs in the low 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after midnight, lows in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – APRIL 11 – Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning then showers expected possibly heavy after 2 p.m. Becoming windy by evening with gusts to 40 mph. highs in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – APRIL 12 – Showers in the morning then becoming partly sunny with still a chance of a shower in the afternoon, windy with gusts to 35 mph. Highs in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – APRIL 13 – Partly sunny and breezy highs near 60.

SUNDAY – APRIL 14 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

MONDAY – APRIL 15 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 70s.

TUESDAY – APRIL 16 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: Gale watch from 6 p.m. Thursday evening through 6 p.m. Friday evening; small craft advisories likely to continue through the weekend.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are mild with readings ranging from 51 in Clifton down to 35 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 42.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 58 AVERAGE LOW: 40

RECORD HIGH: 82 – 2013 RECORD LOW: 24 – 1977

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 66 LOW: 39 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Yesterday we had rather nice viewing of the partial (90%) solar eclipse for the first half of the event but lower clouds moved in restricting the view for the second half. The temperatures did drop around 3 degrees and it did become somewhat darker during the middle of the eclipse.

Today will be a very nice early spring day with plenty of sunshine and quite mild tempertures with highs in the mid 70s. A back door cold front will come through late in the afternoon.

An easterly flow behind the cold front will cause cooler temperatures on Wednesday along with mainly cloudy skies and there will be a chance of light showers.

Showers are expected Thursday into Friday as a strong frontal system moves through the area. The heaviest rain should be Thursday night when 1 to 1 1/2″ of rainfall is likely with a chance of some thunderstorms, it also will become breezy.

At this point the weekend looks dry, Saturday will be cool and breezy but it should be milder with less wind on Sunday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APRIL 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows in the upper 40s.

WEDNESDAY – APRIL 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, cooler, highs near 60.

THURSDAY – APRIL 11 – Cloudy with showers, highs in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – APRIL 12 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, breezy, highs in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – APRIL 13 – Partly sunny and breezy, highs in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – APRIL 14 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

MONDAY – APRIL 15 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Wednesday; advisories expected Thursday and Friday with some gales expected; advisories expected to continue on Saturday.

Have a nice day and please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are clear early on this Monday morning and with calm winds there is a rather big spread in temperatures with readings ranging from 40 in Clifton down to 28 at Sandyston and Walpack. The air quality is good with an index of 33.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 58 AVERAGE LOW: 39

RECORD HIGH: 86 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 23 – 1982

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 59 LOW: 37 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The weather today will be quite good for the solar eclipse this afternoon. There is a chance of some high clouds this afternoon but it should not interfere with the viewing. High temperatures will reach the 60s but may fall to the 50s during the middle of the eclipse.

Tomorrow will be quite mild as high pressure will dominate our weather with a southwest flow of air, highs will be in the 70s.

A back door cold front will cross the area Wednesday morning and onshore flow of cooler air will develop along with a chance of showers.

More widespread showers with some heavy downpours Thursday into Friday as a strong frontal system moves through our area. Some thunderstorms are possible. Temperatures will be mild with highs in the 60s. Winds will also pick up with some gusts to 40 mph.

At this point the weekend looks dry with near seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APRIL 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – APRIL 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – APRIL 10 – Cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – APRIL 11 – Cloudy with showers, highs in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – APRIL 12 – Cloudy and breezy with showers likely possibly heavy at times, highs in the low 60s.

SATURDAY – APRIL 13 – Partly sunny and breezy, highs near 60.

SUNDAY – APRIL 14 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected on Tuesday and Wednesday; advisories expected for Thursday and Friday with some gale gusts likely.

Have a nice day and safely enjoy the eclipse this afternoon!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from 38 in Clifton down to 34 at High Point. Winds are light from the north-northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 36.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 58 AVERAGE LOW: 39

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 18 – 1982

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 53 LOW: 38 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The low pressure that gave us the clouds and winds the last couple of days is weakening as high pressure builds from the west. Today will be partly to mostly sunny with less wind but temperatures will still be a little below normal in the mid 50s.

Very good weather for the solar eclipse on Monday with light winds and mostly sunny skies along with milder temperatures.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny and quite mild with most highs in the low 70s.

A back door cold front will move to our south Wednesday morning and the day will be cooler, also as a weak disturbance moves along the front will likely cause some showers in the afternoon and night.

Milder but with showers expected Thursday and Friday as the frontal system moves through the area. Some of the showers may be heavy at times with possibly some thunderstorms.

Dry weather most of next weekend with near seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APRIL 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – APRIL 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

TUESDAY – APRIL 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – APRIL 10 – Chance of showers in the morning then showers likely in the afternoon, cloudy with highs near 60.

THURSDAY – APRIL 11 – Cloudy with showers, highs in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY – APRIL 12 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – APRIL 13 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 60s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through the day on Wednesday; advisories possible Wednesday night; gales possible on Thursday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from 38 in Clifton down to 31 at High Point. Winds are from the west averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with and index of 25.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 6TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 57 AVERAGE LOW: 39

RECORD HIGH: 81 – 2023 RECORD LOW: 18 – 1982 (12″ of snow, only April blizzard on record))

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Note: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered near Whitehouse Station yesterday was the strongest to be centered in New Jersey since the 1700s. The quake was felt here with rattling dishes. Also it was felt from New Brunswick Canada down to Washington DC. Sorry I didn’t add the chance of quakes in my forecast yesterday.

Today will be pretty similar to yesterday with partly sunny skies along with cool temperatures and a brisk wind at times. There is a slight chance of a shower but most areas will remain dry. There is also a chance of some more aftershocks from yesterday’s earthquake.

Sunday will be a couple of degrees higher and a little less wind and more sunshine than today.

The weather for the solar eclipse Monday afternoon continues to look good with mostly sunny skies along with milder temperatures, however during the peak of the eclipse temperatures may fall about 5-10 degrees.

Tuesday looks to be a nice warm spring day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 70s.

A backdoor cold front will pass through the area Tuesday night and Wednesday will be much cooler with an onshore flow along with a chance of showers.

Milder Thursday and Friday but widespread showers are likely that may be heavy at times as a frontal system moves into our area from the west.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APRIL 6 – Partly sunny and breezy, highs in the low 50s.

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

SUNDAY – APRIL 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – APRIL 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 60s, dropping to the 50s during the middle of the eclipse in the afternoon.

TUESDAY – APRIL 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – APRIL 10 – Mostly cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – APRIL 11 – Cloudy and breezy with showers likely, high in the low 60s.

FRIDAY – APRIL 12 – Partly sunny and breezy, highs in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 1-2 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday; possible advisories for Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and please stay safe!