Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 20 in Clifton down to 12 at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the west-northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 36.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 15TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21
RECORD HIGH: 61 – 1995 RECORD LOW: -3 – 1988
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 34 LOW: 22 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Low pressure off the Canadian Maritimes along with high pressure to our west will combine to give us a brisk northwest flow of cold and dry air today. Highs will be around freezing and with winds gusting to 30 mph will cause wind chills to be in the teens much of today despite plenty of sunshine.
Thursday will be another cold day but we should see an increase in clouds and perhaps some snow flurries in the afternoon and evening.
Friday looks to be the best day of the upcoming few days with plenty of sunshine, light winds and milder temperatures.
Saturday a cold front will cross our area at night, preceded by some rain showers in the afternoon and evening, highs will be in the 40s.
An Artic cold front will come through Sunday night, possibly accompanied by snow in the evening into early Monday morning.
Perhaps the coldest air of the season Monday and Tuesday as Arctic air will dominate our weather.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 15 – Sunny and windy, highs in the low 30s, wind gusts to 32 mph.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear with diminishing winds, lows near 20.
THURSDAY – JAN 16 – Increasing cloudiness with a slight chance of flurries, highs in the low 30s.
FRIDAY – JAN 17 – Sunny, highs near 40.
SATURDAY – JAN 18 – Cloudy with rain showers likely after 1 p.m., highs in the mid 40s.
SUNDAY – JAN 19 – Partly sunny with a chance of snow after 1 p.m., highs in the upper 30s.
M.L.KING DAY – JAN 20 – Mostly sunny and colder, highs in the upper 20s.
TUESDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny and very cold, highs only near 20.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. this evening for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet. A freezing spray advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Saturday.
Have a nice day but stay safe and warm!