Good morning everyone!

Light snow and or rain is falling early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 33 in Clifton down to 28 at High Point. Winds are from the south around 5-10 mph. The air quality is moderate with an index of 53. We have some very light snow accumulations on colder surfaces here in Clifton.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 47 AVERAGE LOW: 30

RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989  12.0″ of snow in 2003.

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 38 LOW 24 PRECIPITATION: NONE

An Arctic cold front will pass our area this morning preceded by some rain and snow showers and followed by clearing this afternoon and it will be very windy with possible gusts over 45 mph. A wind advisory is in effect.

As the Arctic high builds closer to our area it will give us a quite cold day on Friday, the winds will still gust to around 30 mph which will make the highs in the mid 30s feel much colder.

Dry weather for the weekend as the high pressure moves to our south. Saturday will still be chilly but it will become milder on Sunday.

Quite mild Monday through Wednesday, but there will be a good chance of showers as a frontal system will be in our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 5 – Rain and snow showers this morning then clearing and becoming very windy with gusts to 45 mph, highs near 40.

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

FRIDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly sunny and breezy with gusts to 30 mph, highs only in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 8 – Partly sunny and milder, highs near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, highs in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Friday morning for westerly winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 6-11 feet.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories to continue on Friday through Friday night; no advisories expected Saturday through Monday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and it is chilly with temperatures ranging from 26 in Clifton down to 11 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light westerly. The air quality is good with an index of 31.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 30

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 26 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE

High pressure will be moving off the coast as a frontal system approaches from the northwest. We should see an increase in clouds by this afternoon with below normal temperatures. Winds will become gusty out of the south-southwest by later in the day. Light rain and snow showers are expected tonight into Thursday morning. The cold front associated with this system will move through Thursday morning followed by a strong westerly flow of colder air. Wind gusts to 45 mph are likely and a wind advisory has been posted.

Arctic high pressure will dominate our weather on Friday with quite cold conditions, the winds will still gust to 30 mph at times making it feel much colder.

Dry weather is expected for the weekend, it will still be chilly on Saturday but temperatures will moderate on Sunday.

Quite mild through early next week but another frontal system will give us a chance of rain Monday into Tuesday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 4 – Increasing cloudiness and becoming breezy by late in the day, highs near 40.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with snow showers in the evening then rain showers after midnight, breezy, lows in the mid 30s.

THURSDAY – DEC 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the morning then becoming sunny and very windy, gusts to 45 mph possible, highs near 40.

FRIDAY – DEC 6 – Sunny, windy and cold, highs in the mid 30s. gusts to 30 mph possible.

SATURDAY – DEC 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny and not as cold, highs in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, highs near 50.

TUESDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 1 and 6 p.m. for southwest 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. Friday morning; advisories continuing through the day on Friday; no advisories expected for the weekend.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and it is a little milder than this time yesterday with temperatures ranging from 30 in Clifton down to 21 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light westerly. The air quality is good with an index of 39.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 3RD:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 67 – 1998 RECORD LOW 8 – 1976

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW 25 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure building from the west will give us a sunny day today with continued cold temperatures.

The high will be moving off the coast as a frontal system approaches from the northwest. Tomorrow, we should have an increase in clouds during the day, temperatures will continue to be below normal. Rain and snow showers will develop at night and continue into Thursday morning. We may have a dusting of snow in the Clifton area and a couple of inches is possible over the higher elevations to our north and west.

As the storm system moves to our north and east we will have strong winds on the backside of this low with some gusts to 45 mph. Skies should clear by the afternoon.

Arctic high pressure will build into our area on Friday and it will be quite cold and windy despite plenty of sunshine.

The upcoming weekend should be dry, temperatures will still be chilly on Saturday but a little milder on Sunday.

Milder early next week but we may have another chance of rain showers on Monday as a weak system approaches our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

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

WEDNESDAY – DEC 4 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 40s. Rain and snow showers at night.

THURSDAY – DEC 5 – Rain and snow showers in the morning then clearing in the afternoon becoming quite windy, highs in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 6 – Sunny, windy and cold, highs in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny and mild with a chance of showers, highs near 50.

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

OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been posted effective between 6 p.m. Wednesday evening through 6 a.m. Friday morning; no advisories expected Friday night through Saturday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from 25 in Clifton down to a chilly 11 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 52.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 2ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 38 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: NONE

The low pressure over eastern Canada is weakening as high pressure builds from the middle of the country. We will have another cold day but with less wind than today.

Sunny and cold weather is expected for Tuesday as the high pressure builds closer to our area.

We should see some increase in clouds on Wednesday as a weak disturbance approaches from the northwest. Some rain and snow showers are likely Wednesday night into Thursday morning. High pressure will then build into the area Thursday afternoon and it will become quite windy.

Friday looks to be mostly sunny and chilly as high pressure builds into the area.

The upcoming weekend now looks to be a little milder, most of the area will be dry but another weak disturbance may touch off a snow shower Saturday night.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 2 – Sunny, highs near 40.

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

TUESDAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 4 – Increasing clouds and becoming breezy in the afternoon, highs in the low 40s, rain and snow showers likely at night.

THURSDAY – DEC 5 – Chance of rain or snow showers in the morning then becoming mostly sunny and windy, highs in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 6 – Sunny and cold, highs only in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, highs near 40, chance of snow showers at night.

SUNDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

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

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Tuesday; advisories expected to develop during the day on Wednesday; gale force winds likely Wednesday night through Thursday night; advisories expected to continued through the day on Friday.

CLIFTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2024 RECORDS BEGAN IN 1973.

The average temperature was 49.6 degrees and that was well above normal and was the 3rd warmest November. The highest temperature was 81 degrees on the 6th, the lowest temperature was 27 recorded on the 30th. Precipitation totaled 3.21″ which was slightly below normal with most of it falling after the 21st. Snowfall was a trace which fell on the 22nd.

CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE FALL MONTHS.

This fall was the warmest and driest fall since my records began. Temperatures averaged around 3 degrees above normal. Only an amazing 4.39″ fell during this fall. We also had the longest streak without measurable rainfall from September 30th through November 10th, which was 41 days and 23 1/2 hours.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!

Good morning everyone and Happy First Day of Meteorological Winter!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are cold with readings ranging from 24 in Clifton down to 15 at Pequest. Winds are mainly from the west averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 32.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 1ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 31

RECORD HIGH: 70 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989

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

Low pressure over eastern Canada along with high pressure across the Mississippi Valley will give us a continued brisk westerly flow of cold and very dry air again today along with mostly sunny skies.

Continued cold Monday through the day on Wednesday but the winds will not be as brisk as this weekend.

A weak disturbance will give us a chance of snow showers Wednesday night into Thursday morning followed by clearing and becoming quite windy in the afternoon.

Dry but even colder weather is expected Friday into next weekend as an Arctic high pressure builds into our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 1 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cold, highs near 40.

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

MONDAY – DEC 2 – Sunny, highs near 40.

TUESDAY – DEC 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 4 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s, chance of snow showers at night.

THURSDAY – DEC 5 – Chance of morning snow showers then clearing and becoming windy, highs in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 6 – Mostly sunny and colder, highs in the mid 30s.

SATURDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 15 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through the day on Wednesday; advisories expected Wednesday night into Thursday with some gale gusts possible.

Have a nice day but please stay warm and safe!