TUESDAY  NOVEMBER 7, 2017  5:49 A.M.

We have mostly clear skies early on this Election Day morning and temperatures are much cooler than this time yesterday ranging from the upper 30s in the Clifton area down to the low 30s further inland, winds are mainly calm.

Today we will see an increase in clouds with some light rain likely later this afternoon into this evening as a low pressure now over the Tennessee Valley moves east, some of the rain may mix with some snow well inland before ending by around midnight.

Seasonable cool and dry Wednesday and Thursday as high pressure builds into the area.

Arctic air will move into the area on Friday giving us the coldest night of the season so far, daytime highs will struggle to reach the 40 degree mark and tempertures Friday night will approach record low levels with the teens expected over much of the area.

Not as cold on Sunday but a weak disturbance may give us some light rain at night, precipitation may start as a wintery mix inland.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 7 – Increasing cloudiness with light rain likely after 4 p.m., high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Light rain likely before midnight, mostly cloudy, low in the mid 30s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – NOV 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – NOV 10 – Sunny and cold, high only around 40.

VETERAN’S DAY – NOV 11 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – NOV 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 13 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday evening.  Today – northwest wind becoming northeast gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; small craft advisories expected Thursday night through Friday night; no advisories expected for Saturday.

 

Have a nice day!