Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are much colder than this time yesterday but closer to normal with readings ranging from 23 in Clifton down to 14 at High Point. Winds are light from the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 35.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 8TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 38 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 5 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 41 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will be moving off the coast as a storm system approaches from the southwest. We will have an increase in clouds today with snow developing around 7 p.m. The snow may be heavy at times before mixing with sleet around midnight. Accumulations should be between 3-5 inches with higher amounts further inland.

The mixed snow and sleet should end around daybreak on Sunday followed by clearing in the afternoon. Temperatures will be seasonably cold.

High pressure will briefly move through our area on Monday with sunny skies but with cold temperatures.

A low pressure system will give us a good chance of mainly light snow Tuesday afternoon and night although some computer models now have the storm too far south to give us significant snows.

Still another low pressure system will give us snow Wednesday night possible changing to rain on Thursday.

Friday looks to be a mostly sunny and cold day.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 8 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Snow developing around 7 p.m., possibly heavy at times before mixing with sleet after midnight, lows in the upper 20s. Snow accumulations of 3-5 inches likely.

SUNDAY – FEB 9 – Mixed precipitation ending around dawn the clearing in the afternoon, highs in the upper 30s.

MONDAY – FEB 10 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.

TUESDAY – FEB 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow in the afternoon, highs in the mid 30s, light snow likely at night ending near midnight.

WEDNESDAY – FEB 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow developing in the afternoon, highs in the mid 30s, snow at night.

THURSDAY – FEB 13 – Cloudy with rain and snow, highs near 40.

FRIDAY – FEB 14 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Sunday; no advisories expected Sunday night through Wednesday.

Have a nice and safe weekend!