Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and it is seasonably cold with temperatures ranging from 28 in Clifton down to 22 at High Point. Winds are light from the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 23.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 7TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 29
RECORD HIGH: 74 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 41 LOW: 30 PRECIPITATION: NONE
We will have an increase in clouds today with a low chance of some flurries or sprinkles mainly this afternoon as a weak disturbance moves along a warm front to our northwest. High temperatures will be chilly but there will be less wind than yesterday.
Dry conditions are likely Friday and Saturday with milder temperatures as high pressure moves offshore and a southerly flow develops.
Storm to give us heavy rain and high winds mainly Sunday afternoon into early Monday. Rain will be heavy at times especially Sunday night. Rainfall amounts will average 1-2 inches. Winds may gust over 40 mph. It will be quite mild however with highs reaching the low 60s.
Dry with near normal temperatures the rest of Monday through Wednesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 7 – Increasing clouds with a chance of flurries or sprinkles, highs near 40.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows near 30.
FRIDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 40s.
SATURDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.
SUNDAY – DEC 10 – Showers mainly after 1 p.m., becoming heavy at night with strong winds, quite mild, highs in the low 60s.
MONDAY – DEC 11 – Chance of showers before noon then partly sunny and breezy, highs in the upper 40s.
TUESDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny, highs in the mid 40s.
WEDNESDAY – DEC 13 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foog.
OUTLOOK; No advisories expected for Friday and Saturday; advisories expected on Sunday with gales likely; advisories will continue on Monday with some gales still possible.
Have a nice day and please stay safe!