Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from 33 in Clifton down to 23 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light northwesterly. The air quality is good with an index of 30.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 12TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24
RECORD HIGH: 60 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 2 – 1979
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 39 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Weak high pressure will give us a mostly cloudy day today with still continued mild temperatures.
The winter storm that we have been tracking is now expected to track off the New Jersey coast by Tuesday morning, it now appears that we will be in the colder part of the storm. Rain will begin late tonight but then change to heavy wet snow after midnight and continue through early Tuesday afternoon. Expected snow accumulations of 8-12″, a winter storm warning has been issued.
Mainly quiet weather the rest of the week through the weekend with only a couple of weak disturbances that may touch of some snow showers Thursday night and again on Saturday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 12 – Partly to mostly cloudy, highs near 50.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain developing near midnight, changing to snow before daybreak, lows in the low 30s.
TUESDAY – FEB 13 – Cloudy with snow likely heavy at times, breezy with clearing late in the day.. expected accumulations of 8-12 inches.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 14 – Sunny and breezy, highs in the mid 30s.
THURSDAY – FEB 15 – Increasing cloudiness, highs near 40. Chance of snow showers at night.
FRIDAY – FEB 16 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.
SATURDAY – FEB 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers, highs near 40.
SUNDAY – FEB 18 – Mostly sunny, highs near 40.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1-2 feet.
OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 11 p.m. tonight through 6 a.m. Tuesday morning; a gale warning has been posted effective between 6 a.m. Tuesday morning through 6 p.m. Tuesday evening; advisories likely on Wednesday with possible gale gusts; no advisories expected for Thursday; advisories likely again on Friday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe getting the milk and bread!