Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are a couple of degrees milder than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 23 in Clifton down to 9 at Walpack. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 52.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 15TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 27
RECORD HIGH: 66 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 10 – 2005
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 35 LOW: 19 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Yesterday morning the barometric pressure reached a high of 30.97″ which was the highest pressure recorded in December since my records began in 1973. It was also the second highest pressure overall, February 1981 had the highest pressure with 31.08″
The very strong high pressure will be moving off the New England coast today as a weak disturbance approaches our area from the west. We should see an increase in clouds during the day today, high temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher than yesterday but still be below normal. The disturbance will cause rain develop after midnight tonight possibly beginning as snow or freezing rain further inland.
Periods of light rain on Monday with milder temperatures during the day. Another disturbance will cause more rain Monday night into Tuesday morning followed by clearing and quite mild in the afternoon with highs well up into the 50s.
Slightly cooler on Wednesday and another weak disturbance may give us more rain Wednesday afternoon into early Thursday morning.
Colder Friday into next weekend and still another disturbance may give us some light snow Friday night.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 15 – Increasing cloudiness, highs near 40.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with rain after midnight, lows in the mid 30s.
MONDAY – DEC 16 – Periods of light rain mainly in the morning, highs in the upper 40s Rain again at night.
TUESDAY – DEC 17 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely in the morning then becoming sunny and mild, highs in the upper 50s.
WEDNESDAY – DEC 18 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain after 1 p.m. highs near 50. rain likely at night.
THURSDAY – DEC 19 – Chance of rain in the morning then becoming mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.
FRIDAY – DEC 20 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s, chance of snow at night.
SATURDAY – DEC 21 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Monday; advisories likely Monday night through the day on Tuesday; no advisories expected Tuesday night through Wednesday night; possible advisories for Thursday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!