Partly sunny, windy and very warm today! Mostly sunny and pleasantly mild weather for Easter Sunday! Mostly cloudy and cooler on Monday with a chance of showers at night! Dry and mild the rest of next week!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are quite mild with readings ranging from 59 in Clifton down to 50 at Basking Ridge. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 65.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 62 AVERAGE LOW: 43

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 27 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68 LOW: 40 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A brisk west-southwest flow from high pressure off the southeast coast will likely give us the warmest air of the season so far with highs reaching well up into the 80s. Winds will gust at times to above 30 mph. A cold front will come through tonight with only a slight chance of a brief showers.

Very nice weather for Easter as high pressure builds into the area, temperatures will be about 15 degrees cooler than today but still be slightly above normal, skies will be mostly sunny.

The high pressure will move off the New England coast on Monday with a cooler onshore flow, skies will be mostly cloudy. A warm front will give us a chance of showers Monday night.

Very pleasant spring weather Tuesday through the end of the week as high pressure will dominate. We should stay dry through this period with above normal temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 19 – Partly sunny, windy and very warm, highs in the mid 80s, wind gusts to 35 mph possible.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and breezy, lows in the low 50s, wind gusts to 35 mph in the evening diminishing after midnight.

EASTER SUNDAY – APR 20 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.

MONDAY – APR 21 – Becoming mostly cloudy and cooler, highs near 60. Chance of showers at night.

TUESDAY – APR 22 – Mostly cloudy in the morning with a chance of an early shower then becoming mostly sunny and milder in the afternoon, highs in the upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY – APR 23 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

THURSDAY – APR 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s.

FRIDAY – APR 25 – Partly sunny, highs near 70.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 2 a.m. Sunday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Sunday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!