Good morning everyone!
Skies are mainly clear early on this Wednesday morning and with calm winds there is a wide range in temperatures with readings ranging from 23 in Clifton down to 11 at Walpack. The air quality is moderate with an index of 54.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 21ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 26
RECORD HIGH: 80 – 2018 (also record high for February) RECORD LOW: 4 – 2015
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 39 LOW: 22 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure over New England will give us a light onshore flow of seasonably cold air, winds will be light and skies will be mostly sunny.
A frontal system will approach our area on Thursday which will cause increasing cloudiness during the day with light rain likely after midnight continuing into Friday morning. Rainfall amounts will be around 1/4 of an inch. It will be mild with high temperatures approaching the 50 degree mark.
High pressure then builds into the area for Saturday as the storm moves off the New England coast. Temperatures will be cold with highs only in the 30s and with a brisk wind it will make it feel even colder despite mostly sunny skies.
The cold air will be short lived as the high pressure moves off the coast and Sunday will be several degrees higher than Saturday with less wind.
Milder early next week with a chance of showers on Tuesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 21 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows in the upper 20s.
THURSDAY – FEB 22 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 40s, rain likely after midnight.
FRIDAY – FEB 23 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely mainly in the morning, highs near 50.
SATURDAY – FEB 24 – Sunny and breezy, highs only in the upper 30s.
SUNDAY – FEB 25 – Sunny, highs in the mid 40s.
MONDAY – FEB 26 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.
TUESDAY – FEB 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.
OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 10 p.m. tonight through 6 a.m. Saturday morning; advisories possibly to continue through the day on Saturday; no advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday.
Have a nice day and please stay safe!