Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are about ten degrees colder than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 23 in Clifton down to 14 at High Point. Winds are still gusty out of the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 29.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 30TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22
RECORD HIGH: 63 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 2 – 2019
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 51 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure will briefly move into the area today providing the area with plenty of sunshine and much less wind than yesterday. High temperatures will be near seasonable levels in the upper 30s.
A low pressure system will give us rain on Friday possibly beginning as a mixture of snow and sleet around dawn especially inland. The rain should end before midnight. Rainfall amounts will be around 1/2 inch.
High pressure will give us a sunny day on Saturday with near seasonable tempertures.
A weak warm front will cause an increase in clouds on Sunday with a low chance of rain or snow at night.
Mainly dry Monday and Tuesday, high temperatures will be mild on Monday and more seasonable on Tuesday.
Another weak disturbance will give us another low chance of light snow on Wednesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 30 – Sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of freezing rain after 4 a.m., lows near 30.
FRIDAY – JAN 31 – Cloudy with precipitation changing to all rain by 7 a.m. highs in the low 40s.
SATURDAY – FEB 1 – Sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
SUNDAY – FEB 2 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 30s, Chance of rain or snow at night.
MONDAY – FEB 3 – Mostly cloudy and mild, highs in the low 50s.
TUESDAY – FEB 4 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 5 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow, highs in the upper 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Friday morning; advisories likely Friday afternoon through the day on Saturday; no advisories expected for Saturday night through Sunday night; possible advisories on Monday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!