Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 44 in Clifton down to 36 at Basking Ridge. Winds are calm or light westerly.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 24TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 61 AVERAGE LOW: 42
RECORD HIGH: 79 – 2001 RECORD LOW: 31 – 2003
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 63 LOW: 47 PRECIPITATION: TRACE
Today will start out mostly sunny but we should see some high clouds as a warm front approaches our area this afternoon. The front will move to our north late tonight accompanied by a chance of showers.
Monday will be a mostly cloudy day but we will be in the warm sector as high tempertures reach well up into the 70s along with higher humidity.
A strong storm over the middle of the country will move toward our area causing rain that will be moderate to heavy from Monday night through Tuesday tapering off to showers and ending by Wednesday morning.
A brief dry period from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, but another strong low will likely give us another round of rain Friday into Saturday.
High temperatures much of this week will be around normal but overnight lows will be above normal.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – OCT 24 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 60s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with light rain mainly between 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. low in the low 50s.
MONDAY – OCT 25 – Partly sunny and mild, high in the low 70s. Rain heavy at times with a possible thunderstorm after 8 p.m.
TUESDAY – OCT 26 – Cloudy with showers possibly heavy at times, high in the mid 60s.
WEDNESDAY – OCT 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly before 8 a.m., high in the mid 60s.
THURSDAY – OCT 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.
FRIDAY – OCT 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.
SATURDAY – OCT 30 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.
OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been issued effective between 8 p.m. this evening through 6 a.m. Tuesday morning; small craft advisories expected to continue through the day on Tuesday; gale warnings possible Tuesday night through Wednesday; small craft advisories still possible on Thursday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!