Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and it is quite chilly with temperatures ranging from 30 in Clifton down to 21 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest to 20 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 32.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 23RD:
AVERAGE HIGH: 50 AVERAGE LOW: 34
RECORD HIGH: 77 – 2012 RECORD LOW: 16 – 2004
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 38 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure moving into our area will give us mostly sunny skies today with seasonably cool temperatures. Gusty winds this morning will diminish by this afternoon.
A frontal system will give us rain on Monday mainly from before dawn through the middle of the afternoon. Some of the precipitation may begin as snow across the higher elevations to our north and west. Rainfall amounts will average between 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
High pressure will give us a sunny day on Tuesday with near normal temperatures.
A weak disturbance will give us a low chance of showers on Wednesday which may begin as a mixture of snow in the morning.
Mainly dry weather with near seasonable temperatures Thursday through the start of the weekend.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 23 – Sunny with diminishing winds, highs near 50.
TONIGHT – Increasing clouds with rain developing before dawn, lows in the upper 30s.
MONDAY – MAR 24 – Rain mainly before 2 p.m. highs in the mid 50s.
TUESDAY – MAR 25 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.
WEDNESDAY – MAR 26 – Partly sunny with a chance of rain and snow showers mainly in the morning, highs near 50.
THURSDAY – MAR 27 – Sunny, highs in the low 50s.
FRIDAY – MAR 28 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 50s.
SATURDAY – MAR 29 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. this morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories expected Sunday night through Monday night; no advisories expected for Tuesday through Thursday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!