Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. are unseasonably mild with readings ranging from 53 in Clifton down to 47 at High Point. Winds are from the southwest around 5-10 mph.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 16TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 26
RECORD HIGH: 57 – 1982 RECORD LOW: 12 – 2016
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 52 LOW: 34 PRECIPITATION: TRACE
(Last year on this date we received 7.8″ of snow)
A brisk southwest flow of unseasonably mild air will be with us as high pressure off the coast dominates our weather. Record high temperatures are likely with highs mainly in the 60s.
A weak cold front will cross our area early Friday morning but no cold air is behind the front and we should have another unseasonably mild day with still some record highs possible as highs approach the 60 degree mark.
Rain is expected with cooler temperatures on Saturday, the rain will be mainly light with rainfall totals around 1/2 inch.
Sunday through the middle of the week will be cooler as temperatures fall to more seasonable levels and we should be dry through this period as weak high pressure dominates our weather.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 16 -Partly sunny, high in the low 60s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 50s.
FRIDAY – DEC 17 – Mostly sunny, high near 60.
SATURDAY – DEC 18 – Rain and cooler, high in the mid 40s.
SUNDAY – DEC 19 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the low 40s.
MONDAY – DEC 20 – Sunny, high near 40.
TUESDAY – DEC 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.
WEDNESDAY – DEC 22 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. Friday morning for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday night with some gale gusts possible; no advisories expected on Monday.
OUT OF THE AREA WEATHER: Yesterday and last night most of the middle of the country had record high temperatures along with many reports of hurricane force gusts and some tornadoes. Also the Philippines were hit with an intense typhoon.
Have a nice day and stay safe!