Good morning everyone
Skies are cloudy early on this Sunday morning and some light rain or drizzle is falling across parts of the area. Temperatures are unseasonably cool with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 45 in Clifton down to 40 at High Point, winds are from the northeast.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 30TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 76 AVERAGE LOW: 56
RECORD HIGH: 97 – 1987 RECORD LOW: 43 – 1996
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 49 LOW: 45 PRECIPITATION: .58″
Yesterday’s high of 49 was the latest in the season that it did not reach 50 degrees, previously the latest that it stayed in the 40s was May 21st, 1990 when the high was 46.
Another unseasonably cool day today with rain which may become heavy at times during the afternoon and evening as another low pressure moves up the coast. Additional rainfall amounts of an inch can be expected. High temperatures will only reach around 50 but we should have a little less wind than yesterday.
We should have some slow clearing on Memorial Day, temperatures will not be as cool with highs near 70 which is still below normal.
Tuesday still looks to be the nicest day of this week with sunny skies and warmer temperatures.
A slow moving frontal system will give our area unsettled weather from late Wednesday through Friday with the best chance of rain Thursday night into Friday. Temperatures however will be warmer with an increase in humidity.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAY 30 – Cloudy and unseasonably cool with rain, high only in the low 50s.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with light rain in the evening then a chance of drizzle after midnight, low in the upper 40s.
MEMORIAL DAY – MAY 31 – Becoming partly sunny and not as cool with highs near 70.
TUESDAY – JUNE 1 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 70s.
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 2 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the upper 70s, chance of showers after midnight.
THURSDAY – JUNE 3 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 70s.
FRIDAY – JUNE 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 80.
SATURDAY – JUNE 5 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Monday morning for northeast winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 7 -10 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Thursday.
Despite this crummy weather try to have a nice day!