THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2018 5:47 A.M.
Good Thursday morning everyone! Cloudy skies prevail across the area early this morning and temperatures are mild ranging from the low 40s in the Clifton area down to the upper 30s further inland, winds are mainly calm.
A warm front caused some early morning showers and will be lifting to our north which will give our area a southerly flow of mild air, temperatures will be rising to close to 60 degrees today and if we have any more sunshine temperatures may rise to well up into the 60s.
Some rain is expected tonight and end Friday morning as a cold front approaches from the west, tonight will be very mild with lows only dropping to near 50 degrees. The rain should end Friday morning and after a mild morning temperatures will fall in the afternoon and become cold at night.
Saturday will start off dry but cold, a coastal low is expected to develop and quickly move to the east, snow from this system will begin Saturday evening and end before daybreak on Sunday, we may pick up a couple of inches.
Partial clearing on Sunday but temperatures will become milder.
Some rain is expected on Monday as a warm front pushes toward our area.
Very mild again Tuesday and Wednesday with some record highs possible, Tuesday should be dry but showers are possible on Wednesday as a cold front approaches at night.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 15 – Cloudy and mild, high near 60.
TONIGHT – Rain, mainly after 8 p.m., low near 50.
FRIDAY – FEB 16 – Rain likely before 11 a.m. highs in the low 50s in the morning dropping to the 40s in the afternoon. Much colder at night.
SATURDAY – FEB 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s. Snow after 7 p.m. with 2-4 inches possible.
SUNDAY – FEB 18 – Cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny, high in the upper 40s.
PRESIDENTS DAY – FEB 19 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon, high in the upper 40s.
TUESDAY – FEB 20 – Mostly cloudy and mild, high in the low 60s.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 21 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, mild with highs in the low 60s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southwest wind to 20 knots, seas 1-3 feet.
OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective from midnight tonight until midnight Friday night; no advisories expected Saturday through Monday.
Enjoy the day!