Good morning everyone!
Rain is falling over much of the area early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 56 in Clifton down to 49 at High Point. Winds are light from the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 31.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 30TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 76 AVERAGE LOW: 56
RECORD HIGH: 97 – 1987 RECORD LOW: 43 – 1996
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 78 LOW: 57 PRECIPITATION: 1.13″
The low pressure system that gave us nearly 1 1/2 inches of rain overnight is moving offshore this morning as high pressure builds from the Great Lakes. The showers should end by 8 a.m. and skies will become partly sunny by this afternoon. Temperatures will be seasonably cool with highs in the lower 70s.
The high pressure will build closer to our area on Friday giving us another seasonably cool day with plenty of sunshine.
The high pressure will be moving off the coast on the weekend and a southwesterly flow of warmer air will be in our area with plenty of sunshine both days with seasonably warm temperatures.
Continued mainly dry and warm Monday through Wednesday with only a low chance of showers on Wednesday as a weak front approaches our area.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAY 30 – Showers ending this morning then becoming partly sunny by this afternoon, highs in the low 70s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear, lows in the low 50s.
FRIDAY – MAY 31 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.
SATURDAY – JUNE 1 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.
SUNDAY – JUNE 2 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 80s.
MONDAY – JUNE 3 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 80s.
TUESDAY – JUNE 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 5 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, highs in the low 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Monday.
Have a nice day and please stay safe!