Good morning!

Skies across the area are partly cloudy and temperatures range from the low 60s in Clifton down to the low 50s further inland, winds are light northerly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 5TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 79 AVERAGE LOW: 60

RECORD HIGH: 94 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 48 – 2000

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 89 LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will be much cooler and drier as a cold front came through in the evening and high pressure builds in from the north, expect plenty of sunshine and dew points in the comfortable 50s.

Hurricane Dorian will move well to our south and east on Friday but skies will become mostly cloudy and there is a chance of some light rain in the afternoon and evening, winds along the shore may gust to 35 mph, but be much lower in our area.

High pressure will then build behind the storm providing our area with plenty of sunshine Saturday and Sunday along with comfortable temperatures and humidity.

Dry and seasonably cool Monday and Tuesday and then a little warmer on Wednesday with a low chance of a shower.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – SEP 5 – Sunny, high in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY – SEP 6 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain in the afternoon and evening, high in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – SEP 7 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

SUNDAY – SEP 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.

MONDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – SEP 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.

WEDNESDAY – SEP 11 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high near 80.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective from 6 p.m. this evening until 6 a.m. Friday morning for northeast winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: Gales expected on Friday; no advisories expected Saturday through Monday.

TROPICS: Hurricane Dorian is a Category 3 storm with top winds of 115 mph and is located 80 miles south of Charleston S.C. and is moving slowly north. Dorian is expected to move on or just off the Carolina coast today and then move northeast well south and west of our area.

Tropical storm Gabrielle is in the middle of the Atlantic with top winds of 50 mph and is no threat to land.

Have a nice day!