Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range form 26 in Clifton down to 18 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is good with an index of 32.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 15TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 24
RECORD HIGH: 68 – 2023 RECORD LOW: -3 – 1987
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 26 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Low pressure moving into the area today will give us snow this afternoon then mixing with sleet and freezing rain this evening before changing to all rain by midnight. Possible snow accumulations will be around 1-3 inches.
The warm front associated with the low pressure system will move to our north on Sunday. Rain heavy at times during the day on Sunday with rainfall amounts averaging between 1-2 inches. Also it will become quite mild with highs in the 50s. The cold front associated with the storm will move through by Sunday evening which will cause much colder Arctic air to move into our region at night. Also winds may gust to 50 mph.
Monday will be dry and colder with winds still gusting over 45 mph as the pressure gradient between the low pressure moving off the New England coast along with strong high pressure will occur.
Dry and cold weather will continue Tuesday through the day on Wednesday as the high pressure moves through our area.
Confidence of a major winter storm Wednesday night into Thursday. The computer models are still not in agreement with the GFS model having the storm move too far south to give us any significant snow but the European model has the storm crushing our area with 1-2 feet of snow.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 15 – Snow developing around 2 p.m. highs in the mid 30s.
TONIGHT – Snow mixing with sleet and freezing rain in the evening then changing to all rain by midnight, lows in the low 30s. Snow accumulations of 1-3 inches possible.
SUNDAY – FEB 16 – Rain heavy at times, highs in the low 50s. Rainfall amount of 1-2 inches likely. Partial clearing in the evening and becoming colder and very windy with gusts to 50 mph possible.
PRESIDENTS DAY – FEB 17 – Mostly sunny and windy, highs in the mid 30s. Wind gusts to 45 mph possible.
TUESDAY – FEB 18 – Sunny, highs near 30.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 19 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 30s. Chance of snow at night.
THURSDAY – FEB 20 – Snow likely, highs near 30.
FRIDAY – FEB 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.
OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 7 p.m. tonight through 6 a.m. on Sunday; a gale warning has been posted effective between 6 a.m. Sunday through 10 p.m. on Monday; advisories still likely on Tuesday; no advisories expected for Wednesday.
Have a nice weekend and stay safe!