Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this New Year’s Eve and temperatures are about 15 degrees cooler than this time yesterday but still well above normal with readings ranging from 38 in Clifton down to 26 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is good with an index of 24.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 31ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 21
RECORD HIGH: 58 – 1992 RECORD LOW: 6 – 2017
YESTERDAY’S HIGH; 57 LOW: 45 PRECIPITATION: .34″
Weak high pressure will give us a sunny day today with mild temperatures and light winds. A low pressure system will give us rain tonight possibly heavy at times with a chance of a rare winter thunderstorm. Rainfall amounts will be between 3/4 to 1 inch.
New Year’s Day will be cloudy with still a chance of a shower, it will become breezy. High temperatures near 50 in the morning will drop to the low 40s by sunset. Skies will clear at night.
Thursday will be colder despite plenty of sunshine, some wind gusts past 30 mph possible.
High pressure will then dominate our weather Friday through the weekend with cold temperatures and it will remain dry.
There will be a possibility for snow on Monday but some computer models keep us dry with others indicate a mainly light snowfall.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s, light winds.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain possibly heavy at times with a chance of a thunderstorm, temperatures in the low 40s in the evening rising to near 50 by midnight.
NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Cloudy with a chance of a shower, breezy with wind gusts to 25 mph, early high near 50 will fall to the low 40s by sunset.
THURSDAY – JAN 2 – Mostly sunny and windy, highs in the low 40s, possible wind gusts to 35 mph.
FRIDAY – JAN 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
SATURDAY – JAN 4 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.
SUNDAY – JAN 5 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.
MONDAY – JAN 6 – Partly sunny with a chance of snow, highs in the mid 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.
OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 4 p.m. this afternoon through 6 a.m. Wednesday morning; a gale warning has been posted effective between 6 a.m. Wednesday morning through 6 p.m. Thursday evening; small craft conditions expected to continue; no advisories expected for Friday; advisories again expected for Saturday.
Have a nice day and stay safe especially if you are going out tonight for New Year’s Eve festivities!