Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures in most areas are the coldest since the middle of February ranging from the mid teens in the Clifton area to some single digits further inland, winds are light.
Today we will have sunshine most of the day but with some increasing cloudiness by late in the afternoon, temperatures will be quite cold again with highs mostly in the 20s but the wind will be much less than what occurred yesterday. High pressure will be moving off the coast.
Low pressure will develop and move to the Great Lakes on Saturday with a warm front approaching from the southwest, snow should develop around midnight tonight and continue Saturday morning before mixing with sleet and freezing rain and then to all rain in the afternoon, accumulations of 2-4 inches is likely in the Clifton area before the changeover with 4-6 inches possible further inland where there may also be a prolonged period of freezing rain.
There may be a lull in the precipitation Saturday night but a cold front approaching from the west will cause showers on Sunday along with temperatures rising into the 50s, after the frontal passage temperatures will fall into the low 20s by Monday morning.
Mainly dry Monday through Wednesday, temperatures will be below normal on Monday, near normal on Tuesday and above normal readings by Wednesday.
Mild with a chance of rain on Thursday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 20s.
TONIGHT – Snow developing before midnight, low in the low 20s.
SATURDAY – Snow mixing with freezing rain and sleet in the morning and to all rain in the afternoon, high in the low 40s, accumulations of 2-4 inches with higher amounts further inland.
SUNDAY – Showers and mild, temperatures reaching the low 50s by noon and falling to the low 40s by late in the afternoon, colder at night.
MONDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.
TUESDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.
WEDNESDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.
THURSDAY – Partly sunny with a chance of rain, high in the mid 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest wind to 18 knots this morning diminishing in the afternoon, seas 2-3 feet.
OUTLOOK – Advisories likely from late tonight through Monday morning; no advisories expected Monday afternoon through Tuesday.
Enjoy your day!