Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 21 in Clifton down to a chilly 7 degrees at Sandyston. Winds are mostly light from the west. The air quality is good with an index of 26.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 16TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21
RECORD HIGH: 57 – 1995 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1994
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 33 LOW: 20 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure will be moving offshore as a weak warm front approaches from the west. We should see an increase in clouds today with a chance of flurries this afternoon and tonight. With the clouds, the high temperature will be similar to yesterday but with much less wind.
Friday should be the nicest day of the week with temperatures a little above normal along with sunny skies and light winds.
Saturday will be mild again but with a chance of rain mainly in the afternoon as a cold front approaches the area from the west.
The cold front will cross the area sometime on Sunday and it may be accompanied by some light snow Sunday afternoon and evening.
Dry and we will likely have the coldest air of the season so far as an Arctic high pressure builds into the area. High temperatures will be in the 20s on Monday but be in the teens Tuesday and Wednesday with overnight lows near zero.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 16 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of afternoon flurries, highs in the low 30s.
TONIGHT – Cloudy in the evening with a chance of flurries then clearing after midnight, lows in the mid 20s.
FRIDAY – JAN 17 – Sunny, highs near 40.
SATURDAY – JAN 18 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, highs in the mid 40s.
SUNDAY – JAN 19 – Partly sunny with a chance of light snow in the afternoon and evening, highs in the upper 30s.
M.L.KING DAY – JAN 20 – Mostly sunny and colder, highs in the upper 20s.
TUESDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny and very cold, highs only in the upper teens.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 22 – Sunny and very cold, highs near 20.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West winds becoming southwest in the afternoon to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.
OUTLOOK; No advisories expected for Friday and Saturday; advisories likely Sunday into Monday with possible freezing spray Sunday night through at least Tuesday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!