Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 46 at my station in Clifton (only 39 at the weather station at Clifton High School) down to 30 at Pequest. Winds are calm or light southwesterly.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 13TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 55 AVERAGE LOW: 36
RECORD HIGH: 64 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 17 – 1986
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 66 LOW: 47 PRECIPITATION: .94″
Today will start off mostly sunny but we will see an increase in clouds by noontime as a strong trough of low pressure moves through this afternoon. Showers are likely mainly between 2-4 p.m. with possibly a thunderstorm along with some small hail, winds with the front could be quite gusty with speeds above 35 mph. Clearing and cooler at night.
Sunday will be a dry and cool day but another disturbance may cause some showers late Sunday night into early Monday morning, some of these showers may have some snow flakes mixed in especially to our north and west.
Mainly dry weather the rest of the week. Tuesday will be cool but temperatures moderate Wednesday and Thursday. The only chance of precipitation will be Thursday night as a cold front comes though our area followed by dry and cooler weather for Friday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – NOV 13 – Mostly sunny this morning then mostly cloudy this afternoon with showers and possibly a thunderstorm mainly between 2-4 p.m. with brief heavy rain and strong gusty winds to 35 mph along with the possibility of small hail. High in the low 60s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 30s.
SUNDAY – NOV 14 – Increasing clouds, high near 50, chance of showers after 8 p.m.
MONDAY – NOV 15 – Chance of showers before 10 a.m. then becoming partly sunny, high near 50.
TUESDAY – NOV 16 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.
WEDNESDAY – NOV 17 – Partly sunny, high near 60.
THURSDAY – NOV 18 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 60s.
FRIDAY – NOV 19 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.
MARINE FOREAST: A gale warning is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for southwest winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 4-6 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Sunday; advisories expected Sunday night through Tuesday morning; no advisories expected Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday.
Have a nice weekend and stay safe!