Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are cold with readings ranging from 23 in Clifton down to 9 at Walpack. Winds are light from the north. The air quality is good with an index of 38.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 20TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 25
RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2018 RECORD LOW: -2 – 2015
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Strong high pressure to our north will give us a mostly sunny and seasonably cold day with light winds.
Wednesday will again be mostly sunny with highs a couple of degrees higher than today.
The high pressure will move off the coast on Thursday as a low pressure system approaches from the west. Increasing clouds and mild during the day with rain developing around midnight and continuing through Friday morning. At this time rainfall amounts should be less than a half of an inch.
Behind the storm gusty northwest winds will bring colder air on Saturday. Sunday will continue to be dry with moderating temperatures.
Much of next week looks to be quite mild.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 20 – Sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the mid 20s.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.
THURSDAY – FEB 22 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 40s, rain likely after midnight.
FRIDAY – FEB 23 – Cloudy with rain likely mainly before noon, highs near 50.
SATURDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the upper 30s.
SUNDAY – FEB 25 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.
MONDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly sunny and milder, highs in the mid 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast winds becoming east to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Wednesday; advisories likely Wednesday night; advisories expected Thursday through the day on Friday; advisories still likely Friday night through Saturday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!