Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures are mild with readings ranging from 42 in Clifton down to 30 at High Point. Northwest winds are gusting to 30 mph at times. The air quality is good with an index of 21.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 21ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 50 AVERAGE LOW: 33
RECORD HIGH: 73 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1986
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 52 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: .89″
NOTE: On this day in 2018 we had 7.8″ of snow.
The low pressure that gave us the rain overnight is moving off the New England coast and it is intensifying, this will cause strong winds today gusting at times to 40 mph. Skies will become sunny and temperatures will be slightly above normal.
Saturday will be a little milder but breezy ahead of a weak cold front that will only give us a slight chance of a shower.
Sunday will start off chilly with early temperatures a bit below freezing but with sunny skies high temperatures should reach the 50 degree mark.
A frontal system will likely give us rain that may begin as a mixture of snow mainly over higher elevations to our north and west.
Tuesday will be dry during the day but a weak disturbance will give us a slight chance of a shower Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Thursday at this point looks to be sunny with near normal temperatures.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 21 – Mostly sunny and windy, highs in the low 50s, wind gusts to 40 mph.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the low 30s.
SATURDAY – MAR 22 – Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon, breezy with highs near 60, wind gusts to 30 mph.
SUNDAY – MAR 23 – Sunny, highs near 50.
MONDAY – MAR 24 – Cloudy with rain likely, highs in the upper 50s.
TUESDAY – MAR 25 – Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 50s.
WEDNESDAY – MAR 26 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 50s.
THURSDAY – MAR 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for northwest winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 4-7 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday night through the day on Sunday; advisories possible Sunday night into Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!