Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 28 in Clifton down to 20 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 19.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 14TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24
RECORD HIGH: 57 – 2023 RECOORD LOW: -3 – 2016
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 39 LOW: 30 PRECIPITATION: .85″ SNOWFALL: 8.5″
The storm that gave our area the highest snow accumulation since February 1, 2021 has moved well off the Nova Scotia coast as high pressure builds from the west. The combination of these systems will give a brisk northwest flow of cold air. Highs will be in the 30s, but with the winds it will feel more like the 20s.
Thursday we will see an increase in clouds as a weak low pressure moves to our north, which will then give us a chance of light snow showers at night.
Friday will be sunny, but once again it will be windy as low pressure moves to the Canadian Maritimes and high pressure builds again from the west.
Another weak disturbance will give a chance of rain or snow Saturday morning followed by a sunny but cold day on Sunday.
Dry early next week with a slight warming trend as high pressure moves offshore and a more southerly flow develops.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 14 – Sunny and breezy, highs in the upper 30s.
TONIGHT – Clear, lows in the low 20s.
THURSDAY – FEB 15 – Increasing cloudiness, highs near 40, chance of snow showers at night.
FRIDAY – FEB 16 – Sunny and breezy, highs near 40.
SATURDAY – FEB 17 – Cloudy with a chance or rain or snow in the morning, highs in the upper 30s.
SUNDAY – FEB 18 – Mostly sunny, highs near 40.
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY – FEB 19 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.
TUESDAY – FEB 20 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday morning; advisories expected Thursday afternoon through Friday with some gale gusts possible; advisories expected to continue Friday night through Sunday.
Happy Valentine’s Day!