Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and some light rain is falling which may be falling as freezing rain across higher elevations to our north and west. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 37 in Clifton down to 31 at Vernon. Winds are calm or light northerly.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 22ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 24
RECORD HIGH: 69 – 2013 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: NONE
A storm system is moving off the coast and the light precipitation should end by 7 a.m. followed by clearing and becoming windy. Temperatures will be mild with highs mainly in the upper 40s.
A brief cold surge will be with us on Thursday with lows in the morning in the 20s and high will struggle to reach 40. Skies will start off mostly sunny but we should have increasing cloudiness by the afternoon.
A weak disturbance will give us a chance of snow showers early Friday morning that may coat the ground especially to our north and west. Then high pressure will build into the area during the day giving us mostly sunny conditions along with seasonably mild temperatures.
A weak disturbance will give us chance of rain Friday night into Christmas Day, some of the rain may be mixed with snow across inland areas but change to rain. Temperatures will be mild with highs in the upper 40s to near 50.
Sunday will be a breezy and seasonably mild day along with partly sunny skies.
Early next week the weather will be a little unsettled with seasonable temperatures and only a slight chance of some precipitation.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 22 – Rain ending by 7 a.m. then gradual clearing and becoming windy with gusts to 30 mph, highs in the upper 40s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 20s.
THURSDAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny with diminishing winds, high near 40. Chance of snow showers late at night.
FRIDAY – DEC 24 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s. Chance of rain or snow at night.
CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.
SUNDAY – DEC 26 – Partly sunny and breezy, high in the upper 40s.
MONDAY – DEC 27 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.
TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. Thursday morning for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; possible advisories Thursday night; no advisories expected Friday and Saturday; possible advisories on Sunday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!