Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and early temperatures range from 33 in Clifton down to 26 at High Point. Winds are calm or light west-southwest.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 22ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 21
RECORD HIGH: 53 – 1986 RECORD LOW: -4 – 1984
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure will be sliding off our coast today as a low pressure system approaches from the southwest. Today will be cloudy with rain developing around 5 p.m. possibly beginning as a wintery mix across the higher elevations inland. The rain will continue through much of Monday as the storm moves slowly to the northeast.
Tuesday will be a dry and mild day with highs well up into the 40s.
Another possibly stronger system will cause precipitation mainly from late morning on Wednesday ending early Thursday morning. The precipitation will likely begin as snow in much of the area before changing to plain rain by Wednesday evening.
Clearing on Thursday will above normal temperatures as the low moves away and high pressure builds into our area, winds will be gusty.
Dry with near seasonable temperatures should prevail Friday through next weekend.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 22 – Cloudy with rain developing around 5 p.m. high in the low 40s.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain, low near 40.
MONDAY – JAN 23 – Cloudy with showers likely, high in the low 40s.
TUESDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 25 – Cloudy with rain and snow developing around noon and changing to rain at night, high in the upper 30s.
THURSDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly cloudy and windy, high in the upper 40s.
FRIDAY – JAN 27 – Partly sunny, high near 40.
SATURDAY – JAN 28 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.
OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has be issued effective between 7 a.m. Monday through 6 a.m. Tuesday; advisories expected to continue Tuesday afternoon; no advisories expected for Tuesday night; small craft advisories expected Wednesday into Thursday with some gales possible.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!