FRIDAY  MAY 5, 2017  5:58 A.M.

It is cloudy over the area early on this Friday morning and there is some light rain or drizzle falling in some places. Temperatures range from around 50 in the Clifton area to the low 40s further inland, winds are from the east around 5-10 mph.

A low pressure area will be moving from Kentucky up into the Great Lakes as a warm front approaches from the south. This will cause rain &  it appears the heaviest rainfall will be between 11 a.m and 4 p.m.; some light rain or drizzle will continue into tonight.  Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are likely.

The weekend weather will be seasonably cool with mostly cloudy skies, there is a chance of light showers especially on Saturday.

Mostly cloudy and cool weather will continue into next week as an upper level low will be nearly stationary over our area.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 5 – Rain, heavy at times with isolated thunderstorms, high in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Rain in the evening with a possible thunderstorm, low in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – MAY 6 – Cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of a shower, high near 60.

MONDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the upper 50s.

TUESDAY – MAY 9 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 10 – Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.

THURSDAY – MAY 11 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  Small craft advisory is in effect till 6 p.m. Saturday evening;  today east-southeast wind to 30 knots, seas building to 6-9 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories still possible on Sunday;  no advisories expected Monday and Tuesday.

 

Happy Cinco de Mayo!