Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 42 in Clifton down to 28 at Pequest. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 59.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 19TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 33
RECORD HIGH: 78 – 2012 RECORD LOW: 8 – 1993
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 62 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure moving off the coast will give us another mild day for the last full day of winter. Winds will be light and skies will be mostly sunny.
A frontal system approaching from the west on Thursday will give our area mostly cloudy skies, there is a low chance of drizzle in the morning and then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Most of the steady and heavy rain will occur at night. Temperatures will be cooler than today.
The low pressure system will move off the coast on Friday with still a chance of rain that may mix with snow before ending early Friday morning. As the low pressure intensifies off shore winds will increase to near 45 mph at times. Skies will become mostly sunny by noontime but it will be cool.
Dry weather for the weekend, Saturday will be mild ahead of a weak disturbance that will only cause some clouds Saturday night followed by clearing and cooler weather for Sunday.
Another low pressure system will give us more precipitation on Monday that may begin as some snow mainly across higher elevations to our north and west.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 19 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.
TONIGHT – Increasing clouds with a chance of drizzle after 2 a.m., lows in the low 40s.
THURSDAY – MAR 20 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of drizzle before 8 a.m., highs in the upper 50s. Rain at night.
FRIDAY – MAR 21 – Chance of showers before 8 a.m. then becoming sunny and windy, highs near 50, wind gusts to 45 mph possible.
SATURDAY – MAR 22 – Partly sunny, highs near 60.
SUNDAY – MAR 23 – Sunny and cooler, highs near 50.
MONDAY – MAR 24 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, highs in the low 50s.
TUESDAY – MAR 25 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. on Thursday; a gale watch has been posted effective between 6 a.m through 6 p.m. on Friday; small craft advisories likely Friday night; no advisories expected for Saturday and Sunday.
Have a nice day but stay safe!