Good morning!
Skies are clear early on this Thursday morning and it is colder than the last few mornings with readings ranging from 20 in Clifton down to 12 at Walpack. Winds are mainly calm.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 21ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21
RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2006 RECORD LOW: -8 – 1985
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 39 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: .01 SNOWFALL: 0.2″
January 21st has the lowest average temperature of the year and now we are halfway through the winter season which so far has been warmer than normal.
Weak high pressure will give us a southwest flow of air as a weak cold front approaches the area. Temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher than yesterday and with somewhat lower wind speeds it will not feel as chilly.
Continued seasonably mild on Friday as another weak cold front crosses the area.
Colder over the weekend, with Saturday being the coldest, with high temperatures struggling to reach the freezing mark and with gusty winds it will feel even colder. Less wind on Sunday with high temperatures a couple of degrees higher than on Saturday. Dry weather is expected.
There will be a chance of snow Monday night into Tuesday but some models have the low pressure moving too far to our south to cause any precipitation in our area.
Another chance of snow later next week.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low near 30.
FRIDAY – JAN 22 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.
SATURDAY – JAN 23 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cold, high only in the low 30s.
SUNDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.
MONDAY – JAN 25 – Mostly cloudy, high in the upper 30s, chance of snow at night.
TUESDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, high in the upper 30s.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 27 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 9 a.m. this morning until 6 a.m. Saturday morning for west winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.
OUTLOOK – Advisories expected to continue on Saturday with some gale gusts possible; no advisories expected for Sunday and Monday.
Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!