Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and there may be some patchy fog in some areas. Temperatures range from 59 in Clifton down to 46 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 47.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 6TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 78 AVERAGE LOW: 60
RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 44 – 1988
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 79 LOW: 55 PRECIPITATION: NONE
NOTE: On this day 45 years ago in 1979 Hurricane David caused high winds and power outages in our area. My dad’s cherry tree didn’t survive this storm!
The high pressure that dominated our weather is off the New England coast and we will have a light onshore wind. Skies will be partly sunny today with a slight increase in humidity as dew points rise to the low 60s.
A cold front will cross the area Saturday evening preceded by some showers mainly in the afternoon. Dew points will still be in the 60s.
Much cooler and drier air for Sunday and it should be breezy. High temperatures will be mainly in the low 70s with dew points dropping down to the comfortable 40s.
High pressure should dominate our weather much of next week. Temperatures will be slightly below normal on Monday but rise to above normal levels by Tuesday with highs mainly in the 80s the rest of the week.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – SEP 6 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows in the low 60s.
SATURDAY – SEP 7 – Mostly cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm, highs in the mid 70s.
SUNDAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, highs in the low 70s.
MONDAY – SEP 9 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.
TUESDAY – SEP 10 – Sunny, highs in the mid 80s.
WEDNESDAY – SEP 11 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.
THURSDAY – SEP 12 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Friday morning for northeast winds becoming southeast to 20 knots, seas 4-6 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories still likely on through Saturday night for high seas; no advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!