FRIDAY  NOVEMBER  10, 2017  5:52 A.M.

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures have been dropping quickly now ranging from around 40 in the Clifton area down to 30 further inland, winds are gusty out of the north.

An Arctic cold front has passed to our east early this morning and cold Arctic air is moving into the area on strong winds which may gust to close to 40 mph, temperatures will drop throughout the day and be around 30 degrees by sunset.  Winds will diminish tonight but that will cause temperatures to fall to record levels with most places dropping into the teens.

Less wind on Saturday and temperatures will moderate somewhat by the afternoon but still be well below normal.

Milder on Sunday and mainly dry but there is a chance of some light rain at night which may be mixed with snow across the higher elevations inland.

Most of the rest of next week will remain dry with temperatures at or slightly below normal.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 10 – Mostly sunny, windy and colder, tempertures falling to 30 degrees by sunset, winds gusting to near 40 mph.

TONIGHT – Clear with diminishing winds, record cold with lows in the upper teens.

VETERANS DAY – NOV 11 – Sunny, high near 40.

SUNDAY – NOV 12 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s, chance of light rain at night.

MONDAY – NOV 13 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – NOV 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 15 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – NOV 16 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warning is in effect until  10 p.m. tonight for northwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft gusts possible Saturday morning; no advisories expected Saturday afternoon through the day on Monday; possible small craft conditions for higher seas Monday night into Tuesday.

 

Enjoy the cold weather!