Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and there are some showers falling over parts of the area. Temperatures range from 47 in Clifton down to 41 at High Point. Winds are mainly from the east averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 39.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 25TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 64 AVERAGE LOW: 45
RECORD HIGH: 90 – 2009 RECORD LOW: 32 – 2015
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68 LOW: 50 PRECIPITATION: NONE
A low pressure system will give us well needed rain today and tonight along with a brisk onshore wind. High temperatures will only be near 50 degrees.
Still a chance of showers on Sunday morning followed be clearing in the afternoon. High temperatures will only be a little higher than today. Total rainfall amounts this weekend will be between 1 and 1 1/2 inches.
Weak high pressure will then give us dry conditions with near seasonable temperatures Monday through the day on Tuesday.
Unsettled weather Tuesday night through Thursday as a couple of low pressure systems move through the area. The best likelihood of rain will be Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
Dry with near normal temperatures on Friday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – APR 25 – Cloudy, breezy and chilly today with showers, highs only near 50, wind gusts to 20 mph.
TONIGHT – Cloudy and breezy with showers, lows in the low 40s, wind gusts to 25 mph.
SUNDAY – APR 26 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the morning then clearing in the afternoon, highs in the mid 50s.
MONDAY – APR 27 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.
TUESDAY – APR 28 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s, chance of showers at night.
WEDNESDAY – APR 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the low 60s.
THURSDAY – APR 30 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, mainly in the morning, highs in the low 60s.
FRIDAY – MAY 1 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 60s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 4 p.m. this afternoon through 8 p.m. Sunday night for easterly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-8 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories likely due to highs seas on Monday and Monday night; advisories still possible for high seas Tuesday and Wednesday.
Have a nice weekend and stay safe!