Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there is some fog and drizzle falling in parts of the area. Early temperatures range from 46 in Clifton down to 44 at High Points. Winds are mainly light from the north.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 6TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 57 AVERAGE LOW: 39
RECORD HIGH: 81 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 18 – 1982 (12″ of snow, only April blizzard on record))
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 59 LOW: 45 PRECIPITATION: TRACE
A warm front will move to our north this morning and we will have partial clearing with rapidly rising temperatures with readings reaching the low 80s by this afternoon. A cold front will cause showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon into this evening.
The front will move well offshore on Friday as high pressure builds from the Great Lakes and the day will be partly sunny, breezy and cooler.
Dry weather with seasonably cool temperatures Saturday into Easter Sunday.
A rather long stretch of dry weather will continue much if not all of next week, temperature will moderate and may be in the 80s by late in the week.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – APR 6 – Cloudy early this morning with some fog and drizzle then becoming partly sunny and much warmer, showers and thunderstorms likely late in the afternoon, highs in the low 80s. Some storms may be accompanied by gusty winds.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, some storms may be accompanied by gusty winds, lows in the mid 40s.
FRIDAY – APR 7 – Partly sunny, breezy and cooler, highs near 60.
SATURDAY – APR 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.
EASTER SUNDAY – APR 9 – Sunny, highs in the upper 50s.
MONDAY – APR 10 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.
TUESDAY – APR 11 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.
WEDNESDAY – APR 12 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Friday through Saturday night; advisories possible Sunday through Tuesday; no advisories expected for Wednesday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!