Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and it is cold with temperatures ranging from 20 in Clifton down to 7 at Walpack and Sandyston. Winds are mostly light from the west. The air quality is good with an index of 42.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 18TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 25
RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2008 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1979
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 21 PRECIPITATION: .20″ SNOWFALL: 2.7″
Yesterday’s storm had a stationary front only about 10-15 miles wide just to our south extending from Bucks County Pa. through the Raritan Bay area where snowfall rates of 4″ an hour occurred with total accumulations of a foot. Outside the band most of the accumulations were much lighter.
The storm that gave us the snow yesterday has moved off the Nova Scotia coast as high pressure will be building from the south. We will have sunny skies with a brisk wind gusting to 30 mph at times. Temperatures will be slightly below normal with most highs in the upper 30s.
Quiet and dry weather with near seasonable temperatures Monday through the day on Thursday.
A low pressure area will give us a chance of rain Thursday night into Friday night followed by mainly dry and seasonably cold weather for next weekend.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 18 – Sunny and breezy, highs near 40, wind gusts to 30 mph possible.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the mid 20s.
WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY – FEB 19 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.
TUESDAY – FEB 20 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.
THURSDAY – FEB 22 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 40s, chance of rain late at night.
FRIDAY – FEB 23 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the upper 40s.
SATURDAY – FEB 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 a.m. Monday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through Wednesday; advisories probable on Thursday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!