Good morning!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from near 40 in Clifton down to near 30 further inland, winds are light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 4TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 30

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 52 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Low pressure developing across the Tennessee Valley will move toward our area and intensify. Rain from this system will develop mainly by 3-4 p.m. and become heavy at times tonight into Saturday morning and it will become breezy with gusts to 30 mph. The rain may mix with snow before ending across the higher elevations to our north and west. Rainfall totals will average around an inch.

Now it appears that Sunday will be dry but with colder than average temperatures.

Mainly dry weather much of next week with temperatures at or below normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 4 – Rain developing by 3-4 p.m. high near 50

TONIGHT – Rain, low near 40.

SATURDAY – DEC 5 – Rain mainly in the morning, breezy, high in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 6 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 7 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

TUESDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDENSDAY – DEC 9 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 10 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – A gale warning has been issued effective between 6 a.m. Saturday morning until 6 a.m. Sunday morning; no advisories expected later Sunday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!