Good morning everyone and Happy First Day of Meteorological Spring!
Skies are clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are cold with readings ranging from 25 in Clifton down to 17 at High Point. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 37.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 1ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 28
RECORD HIGH: 69 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1980
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 41 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Strong high pressure over our area today will give us a sunny day with high temperatures a couple of degrees higher than yesterday with much less wind.
Saturday will be a cloudy and rainy day but it will be mild with highs in the upper 40s.
Dry weather is expected with quite mild temperatures Sunday and Monday.
Mild but mainly cloudy the rest of next week with rain likely Wednesday and Thursday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 1 – Sunny with light winds, highs in the mid 40s.
TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, lows in the mid 30s.
SATURDAY – MAR 2 – Cloudy with rain, highs in the upper 40s. Rainfall amounts averaging between 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch.
SUNDAY – MAR 3 – Mostly cloudy and milder, highs near 60.
MONDAY – MAR 4 – Partly sunny, highs near 60.
TUESDAY – MAR 5 – Cloudy, highs in the upper 50s, chance of rain after midnight.
WEDNESDAY – MAR 6– Cloudy with rain likely, highs in the upper 50s.
THURSDAY – MAR 7 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, highs in the mid 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North wind this morning becoming southerly to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.
OUTLOOK: Advisories possible during the day on Saturday; advisories likely Saturday night through Sunday night; no advisories expected Monday and Tuesday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!