Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and early temperatures range from 33 in Clifton down to 25 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the west-northwest.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 15TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 32
RECORD HIGH: 77 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1993
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 36 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: .26: SNOW: 0.3″
The storm that gave us the rain and snow yesterday has move to the gulf of Maine as high pressure builds from the west. Skies will become mostly sunny today with highs in the 40s, however strong gusty winds 35-40 mph will make it feel more than 10 degrees colder.
After a chilly early morning it will become milder as the high pressure moves to the southeast states and we will have a return south-southwest flow on Thursday. After early morning lows near 30 temperatures will rise to the 50s in the afternoon with much less wind than today.
Friday will be mild again but we will have a chance of showers mainly after 5 p.m.
An extended period of dry weather is expected Saturday through Tuesday. Saturday will still be mild but it will be cooler and breezy on Sunday with milder weather returning for Monday and Tuesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 15 – Becoming sunny, windy and cool, high in the mid 40s, wind gusting to 35 mph.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear and breezy, low near 30.
THURSDAY – MAR 16 – Mostly sunny and milder, high in the mid 50s.
FRIDAY – MAR 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 5 p.m., high in the upper 50s.
SATURDAY – MAR 18 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.
SUNDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the low 40s.
MONDAY – MAR 20 – Sunny, high near 50.
TUESDAY – MAR 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northwest winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 4-7 feet.
OUTLOOK; Small craft advisories likely Wednesday night; advisories still possible Thursday morning; no advisories expected Thursday afternoon and night; advisories expected Friday through Sunday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!