Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 39 in Clifton down to 31 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 32.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 19TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 25
RECORD HIGH: 55 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 8 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 53 LOW: 37 PRECIPITATION: .27″
The system that gave us the rain yesterday and last night is moving offshore as weak high pressure builds from the west. Today will be partly sunny with slowly diminishing winds and near seasonable temperatures.
An offshore low pressure is expected to develop well offshore as a weak low pressure moves in from the west. We should see cloudy skies with light snow possibly mixed with rain at times Friday afternoon with mainly light snow at night. Possible accumulations would be less than an inch.
Much colder on Saturday as Arctic high pressure builds into our area, there still will be a chance of some snow showers especially further inland.
The coldest air of the season is likely Sunday and Monday with daytime highs below freezing despite plenty of sunshine both days.
Temperatures will not be as cold on Tuesday but a weak disturbance may give us some light snow at night that may continue into Christmas Day. Again this will not be a big storm with only a dusting of snow possible.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 19 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows near 30.
FRIDAY – DEC 20 – Cloudy with a chance of light snow mixed with rain at times, highs near 40.
SATURDAY – DEC 21 – Cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the morning then becoming partly sunny, windy and colder, highs in the low 30s.
SUNDAY – DEC 22 – Sunny, highs in the upper 20s.
MONDAY – DEC 23 – Sunny, highs in the low 30s.
TUESDAY – DEC 24 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 30s, chance of light snow at night.
CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow, highs near 40.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. this morning for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 1-2 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Friday; advisories likely Friday night into Saturday with some gale gusts possible; advisories still possible Sunday morning then no advisories expected for Sunday afternoon through Monday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!