Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Thursday morning and there are some light showers in parts of the area. Temperatures continue to be unseasonably warm with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 74 in Clifton down to 66 at High Point. Winds are from the southeast and a little gusty, the humidity remains high.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 23RD:
AVERAGE HIGH: 73 AVERAGE LOW: 55
RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2019 RECORD LOW: 42 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 81 LOW: 69 PRECIPITATION: .01″
A slow moving front will approach our area today and we should have cloudy skies with occasional showers this morning into the mid afternoon. Heavier rain with some gusty thunderstorms are expected with the heaviest rain from late this afternoon and ending by daybreak on Friday. Rainfall totals of 1-2 inches with some higher amounts are likely and a flash flood watch is in effect. Also some of the storms tonight may be accompanied by strong gusty winds and even a slight chance of a weak tornado especially to our north and west. The humidity will remain high with dew points near 70.
Sunshine will return on Friday and it will become less humid, temperatures will be near seasonable levels.
Quite nice weather for the first weekend of fall with plenty of sunshine both days along with low humidity and continued near or slightly above normal temperatures.
The nice fall weather should continued Monday through Wednesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – SEP 23 – Cloudy with showers likely, rain may become heavy at times with gusty winds late in the afternoon with a chance of thunderstorms, humid, high near 80.
TONIGHT – Showers with possible thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times with gusty winds, humid, low in the low 60s. Total rainfall 1-2 inches with higher amounts possible.
FRIDAY – SEP 24 – Chance of an early shower then becoming mostly sunny and less humid, high in the mid 70s.
SATURDAY – SEP 25 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.
SUNDAY – SEP 26 – Sunny, high in the mid 70s.
MONDAY – SEP 27 – Sunny, high in the mid 70s.
TUESDAY – SEP 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 70s.
WEDNESDAY – SEP 29 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 70s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. Friday afternoon for southerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Saturday through Monday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!