Good morning everyone and happy winter!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 16 at Pequest, winds are mainly calm.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 21ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 24
RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2013 RECORD LOW: 5 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 41 LOW: 21 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure moving off the coast will give us a light flow of milder air today as winter begins at 10:59 a.m. this morning. Skies will be mostly sunny.
A weak cold front will come through mainly dry Wednesday morning with only a slight chance of light rain which may be mixed with sleet and freezing rain well inland. Clearing and becoming breezy in the afternoon, highs will be above normal with highs in the upper 40s.
Sunny and a little cooler on Thursday as high pressure moves into our area.
Friday should be a partly sunny day with slightly milder temperatures with increasing cloudiness at night as a weak area of low pressure approaches our area.
Christmas will be mild but light rain is likely mainly in the morning as the low pressure moves through the area.
Sunday and Monday should be dry with temperatures at or slightly above normal.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the low 30s.
WEDNESDAY – DEC 22 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny and breezy, high in the upper 40s.
THURSDAY – DEC 23 – Sunny, high near 40.
FRIDAY – DEC 24 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s, light rain likely after midnight.
CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Chance of rain in the morning then becoming partly sunny, high in the low 50s.
SUNDAY – DEC 26 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 40s.
MONDAY – DEC 27 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Light and variable winds, seas less than 1 foot.
OUTLOOK – A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Wednesday; no advisories expected Thursday through Saturday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!