Good morning everyone!

Skies across the area are mostly clear and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 24 at High Point. Winds are light from the northwest. There may be some icy patches in some areas as some of the light precipitation last night froze as temperatures fell below freezing overnight.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 9TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 28

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE

High pressure will be in control of our weather today and we will start off mostly sunny but as the high moves offshore we should see some increasing cloudiness by this afternoon. Temperatures will be chilly with highs only climbing to around 40 degrees.

A southerly flow will develop on Friday and skies should be partly sunny with high temperatures around 10 degrees warmer than today.

Record high temperatures expected on Saturday as a strong southerly flow develops as a warm front moves to our north and a cold front approaches from the west. Showers are likely.

Sunday will be cooler but still slightly above normal, skies will be sunny with brisk winds in the morning diminishing in the afternoon.

Much if not all of next week should be dry and mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 9 – Increasing cloudiness and cool, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 30s.

FRIDAY – DEC 10 – Partly sunny, high near 50.

SATURDAY – DEC 11 – Cloudy, windy and very mild with showers likely, high in the upper 60s.

SUNDAY – DEC 12 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – DEC 14 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 15 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORCAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Friday; small craft advisories likely Friday night through the day on Saturday; gale warnings possible for Saturday night; advisories probable on Sunday; no advisories expected on Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!