Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there are some showers or drizzle mainly east of our area. Temperatures range from 58 in Clifton down to 53 at High Point. Winds are brisk out of the north with some gusts to 25 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 29.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 16TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 71 AVERAGE LOW: 52
RECORD HIGH: 86 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 36 – 2016
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 64 LOW: 59 PRECIPITATION: .48″
The low pressure that gave us the rain yesterday is moving slowly off the coast. We will have a brisk northerly flow of cool air with continued cloudy skies, but now there is only a slight chance of a shower.
High pressure will build into the area on Friday with milder temperatures despite continued mostly cloudy skies.
The forecast for the weekend now looks better, with only a slight chance of showers as the low pressure that was going to give us rain now appears to be to far to our south to give us much in the way of precipitation.
Milder temperatures and mainly dry Monday through Wednesday with only a chance of showers on Wednesday as a weak frontal system approaches our area.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAY 16 – Cloudy with a low chance of a shower this morning, breezy, highs in the upper 60s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows in the upper 50s.
FRIDAY – MAY 17 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly sunny in the afternoon, highs in the low 70s.
SATURDAY – MAY 18 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 60s.
SUNDAY – MAY 19 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny, highs near 70.
MONDAY – MAY 20 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 70s.
TUESDAY – MAY 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.
WEDNESDAY – MAY 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower, highs in the upper 70s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Friday evening for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-8 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday night through Saturday night; possible advisories on Sunday; no advisories expected for Monday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!