Good morning everyone!
Snow is falling across the area and there is about an inch of snow as of 5 a.m. Temperatures range from 28 in Clifton down to 21 at High Point. Winds are calm or light easterly. The air quality is good with an index of 41. Note that there has been a very heavy band of snow across parts of Middlesex County where 2-3 inch per hour rates have occurred with totals there approaching 10 inches.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 17TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 25
RECORD HIGH: 67 – 1976 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1979
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE
The low pressure that is giving us snow will be moving offshore today and most of the snow will end by late morning with clearing late this afternoon. Total accumulations of 2-4″ in our area with more just to our south.
Sunday will be a mostly sunny and breezy day with temperatures slightly below normal.
Dry weather with a slight increase in tempertures Monday through the day on Thursday.
A low pressure system may give us precipitation Thursday night into Friday but at this time it should be in the form of rain.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 17 – Cloudy with snow ending this morning, highs near 40. Total accumulation of 2-4 inches.
TONIGHT – Becoming mostly clear, lows in the low 20s.
SUNDAY – FEB 18 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the upper 30s.
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY – FEB 19 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.
TUESDAY – FEB 20 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.
THURSDAY – FEB 22 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the upper 40s, chance of rain showers at night.
FRIDAY – FEB 23 – Cloudy with a chance of rain showers, highs in the mid 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be effect from noon today through 1 a.m. Monday morning for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected the rest of Monday through Wednesday.
Have a nice weekend but please stay safe!