Good morning everyone and Happy Daylight Saving Time!
Skies are mainly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures are seasonably cold with readings ranging from 28 in Clifton down to 21 at High Point. Winds are from the west-northwest averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 34.
Clifton’s Almanac for March 9th:
Average high: 46 Average low 30
Record high: 80 – 2016 Record low: 5 – 1996
Yesterday’s high: 45 Low: 32 Precipitation: None
The storm that gave us the winds the last few days is only slowly moving through the Canadian maritime region and we will again have a windy day with gusts to 40 mph. Skies will be mostly sunny and high temperatures will be a few degrees higher than on Saturday.
A weak warm front will move through late tonight and sunny with milder temperatures Monday and Tuesday with highs both days in the 60s. Also winds will be much less.
A weak cold front will come through dry Tuesday night and Wednesday and Thursday will be cooler but still above normal. Skies will be mostly sunny on Wednesday but become mostly cloudy on Thursday as another weak warm front moves through our area.
Milder again Friday through next weekend, we should stay dry Friday and Saturday but a strong frontal system may give us rain next Sunday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 9 – Mostly sunny and windy, highs in the low 50s, wind gusts to 40 mph.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear with diminishing winds, lows in the upper 30s.
MONDAY – MAR 10 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.
TUESDAY – MAR 11 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.
WEDNESDAY – MAR 12 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.
THURSDAY – MAR 13 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 50s.
FRIDAY – MAR 14 – Partly sunny, highs near 60.
SATURDAY – MAR 15 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 60s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. this morning through 6 p.m. this evening for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday and Tuesday; possible advisories mainly for higher seas Wednesday and Thursday.
Have a nice day but stay safe!