Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and it is still quite cold and windy with temperatures ranging from 20 in Clifton down to 11 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest to 25 mph making it feel much colder. The air quality is good with an index of 22.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 21ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 26
RECORD HIGH: 80 – 2018 (also record high for February) RECORD LOW: 4 – 2015
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 28 LOW: 15 PRECIPITATION: .01″ SNOW: 0.3″
Today will be a mostly sunny day but it will continue to be rather cold and windy, highs may only rise to slightly above freezing and with winds gusting above 30 mph at times will make it feel much colder as we are in between low pressure off the New England coast and high pressure building from the west.
Dry weather for the weekend as the high pressure builds closer to our area. There will be less wind both days. Temperatures will be slightly below normal on Saturday and near normal on Sunday.
Finally some above normal temperatures and dry conditions much of next week as the high pressure moves offshore and we will have mainly a light southwest wind. There is a low chance of some rain showers Tuesday afternoon with a better chance of showers on Thursday as some weak disturbances move through our area. Daytime highs will average between the upper 40s to some mid 50s.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 21 – Sunny and windy, highs in the low 30s, wind gusts to 32 mph.
TONIGHT: Mostly clear, lows in the upper teens, wind gusts to 28 mph.
SATURDAY – FEB 22 – Sunny with diminishing winds, highs in the upper 30s.
SUNDAY – FEB 23 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.
MONDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 40s.
TUESDAY – FEB 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of an afternoon shower, highs in the low 50s.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 26 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 50s.
THURSDAY – FEB 27 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers, highs near 50.
MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northwest winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 3-6 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through Tuesday.
Have a nice day but stay safe!