Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are about 4 degrees warmer than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 10 in Clifton down to 3 at Pequest and Walpack. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 64.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 23RD:
AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 21
RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2018 RECORD LOW: -3 – 1976 (In 2016 we had 20″ of snow on this date) .
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 22 LOW: 4 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Arctic high pressure will be slowly moving off the coast today and we should have mostly sunny skies after some early morning cloudiness. High temperatures will be about 10 degrees milder than yesterday with light winds.
Continued cold but not frigid Friday and Saturday along with mostly sunny skies and light winds.
Dry but milder Sunday through at least Tuesday.
Continued dry and somewhat colder on Wednesday. With no precipitation expected through the next several days we are on track to have the driest January on record. So far only .48″ of precipitation as our drought conditions continue.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 23 – Becoming sunny, highs near 30.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the mid teens.
FRIDAY – JAN 24 – Sunny, highs in the low 30s.
SATURDAY – JAN 25 – Sunny, highs in the low 30s.
SUNDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly cloudy and milder, highs near 40.
MONDAY – JAN 27 – Mostly sunny, highs near 40.
TUESDAY – JAN 28 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 29 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Monday.
Have a nice day but stay safe!