Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are a little above normal ranging from around 40 in the Clifton area to the low 30s further inland, there is a brisk westerly wind that makes it feel a little colder.
Today we should see a mix of clouds and sunshine, temperatures will be a few degrees lower than yesterday with highs in the 40s, winds we continue to be brisk out of the west.
Tomorrow will be dry and cool with less wind as high pressure builds into the area.
A weak disturbance will move into the area on Monday giving our area a chance of light snow, accumulations would be less than an inch but may cause some slippery conditions on untreated roads in the morning.
Unsettled weather Tuesday through Thursday with some chances of precipitation each day which would fall mainly as light rain but some inland areas may have some frozen precipitation especially Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Colder weather is likely Friday through next weekend with mainly dry conditions.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – Partly sunny and breezy, high in the upper 40s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low around 30.
SUNDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s,
MONDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow 1 a.m. till 10 a.m., high in the upper 40s.
TUESDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, high in the mid 40s, chance of rain or snow at night.
WEDNESDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or snow before 11 a.m., high in the upper 40s.
THURSDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain, high in the upper 40s.
FRIDAY – Partly sunny, windy and colder, high only around 40.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Gale warning in effect till 6 p.m. this evening for northwest winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 3-5 feetl.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday and Monday with advisories likely Tuesday and Wednesday.
NOVEMBER 2016 CLIMATE SUMMARY:
November’s temperature in Clifton averaged 47.3 degrees which was 2.5 degrees above normal! Precipitation totaled 5.09″ which was above normal, a good portion of the rainfall fell on the last two days of the month. The highest temperature was 73 degrees recorded on the 3rd while the lowest temperature was 32 degrees recorded both on the 23rd and the 28th, note that this was the first November in 43 years that the low temperature did not fall below freezing. Snowfall totaled 0.4″ which fell on the 20th,
Have a good weekend!