Good morning!

Skies have become cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures are the coldest of the month so far with readings ranging from the upper teens in Clifton down to 8 degrees at High Point, winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1990 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1982

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 32 LOW: 19 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A low pressure system will be moving into our area today with snow developing by early this afternoon and continuing into this evening and should change to rain before ending around midnight. Possible snow accumulations of 3-5 inches.

Sunshine returns on Sunday but it will be breezy with near normal temperatures.

Dry weather is expected all next week, temperatures will be below normal Monday through Wednesday but rise to above normal levels by the end of the week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 18 – Snow developing by early this afternoon, high in the low 30s.

TONIGHT – Snow mixing with sleet and rain and then changing to all rain before ending by midnight, temperatures rising to the upper 30s. Total snow accumulations of 3-5 inches likely.

SUNDAY – JAN 19 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high near 40.

M. L. KING DAY – JAN 20 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 21 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.,

WEDNESDAY – JAN 22 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY – JAN 23 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 4 p.m. this afternoon until 6 a.m Monday morning. Winds south-southwest gusting to 30 knots until this evening becoming west-northwest at the same speeds late tonight through Sunday.

OUTLOOK: Advisories expected to continue on Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy the snow today and stay safe!