Good morning everyone!  Skies are mostly cloudy early this morning and there are some widely scattered showers and even some snow flurries in parts of the area. Temperatures range from around 40 in Clifton to the low 30s further inland, winds are gusty out of the west.   Rainfall from this past storm here in Clifton totalled 3.63 inches.

The storm that caused record April snows to the upper midwest, tornadoes in the south and drenching rain to our area has moved up to eastern Canada. The cyclonic flow around the low will give us a brisk westerly wind along with a chance of a shower today, temperatures will be cool.

Wednesday will be a nicer day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures milder than today with less wind.

Another weaker low pressure system will give us some rain mainly Thursday morning, rainfall amounts should be less than a half of an inch.

Fair and dry weather Friday that should extend into the weekend, daily highs will start off cool but rise a couple of degrees each day.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 17 – Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance of a shower, high near 50.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the mid 30s.

WEDNESDAY – APR 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – APR 19 – Cloudy with rain likely mainly in the morning, high in the low 50s.

FRIDAY – APR 20 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

SATURDAY – APR 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – APR 22 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

MONDAY – APR 23 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:   Small craft advisory is in effect until noon on Wednesday for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning; advisories possible Thursday afternoon through Friday morning; no advisories expected Friday afternoon through Saturday.

 

Have a good day!