Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures range from 26 in Clifton down to 20 at High Point. Winds are mainly from the west around 5 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 26.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 6TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22
RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1996
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 34 LOW: 25 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Low pressure moving to our south will give us cloudy skies today with light snow mainly from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Accumulations of less than an inch is expected in the Clifton area but much more to our south with Cape May expecting several inches. Winds will be light.
The rest of the week Arctic high pressure will dominate giving us cold and windy weather the rest of the week with no precipitation expected.
Watching for a possible snowstorm this weekend as low pressure moves develops to our south. Latest computer models are still not in agreement with the GFS indicating snow for our area while the European model missing our area to the south.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 6 – Cloudy with light snow, highs in the low 30s, accumulations of less than 1 inch.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing and becoming breezy, lows near 20.
TUESDAY – JAN 7 – Sunny and windy, highs in the low 30s, wind gusts to 40 mph.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 8 – Sunny and windy, highs near 30, wind gusts to 32 mph.
THURSDAY – JAN 9 – Mostly sunny and breezy, highs in the low 30s.
FRIDAY – JAN 10 – Sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
SATURDAY – JAN 11 – Partly sunny with a slight chance of snow, highs in the mid 30s.
SUNDAY – JAN 12 – Mostly sunny, highs near 40.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds gusting to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.
OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 5 p.m. this afternoon through 4 a.m. Tuesday morning; a gale warning has been posted effective between 4 a.m. Tuesday morning though 6 a.m. Wednesday morning; Gales still expected for Thursday and Friday.
Have a nice day but stay safe!