Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 21 at High Point. Winds are from the northwest averaging 5-10 mph.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 23RD:
AVERAGE HIGH: 41 AVERAGE LOW: 23
RECORD HIGH: 60 – 2015 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 47 LOW: 31 PRECIPITATION: .21″
High pressure will dominate our weather today giving us a mostly sunny but chilly day but with much less wind than yesterday.
A weak warm front approaching from the southwest will give our area a chance of flurries or light snow after midnight tonight. A coating of snow is possible across sections of northwest New Jersey. The front will be followed by clearing during the day with high temperatures on Friday a few degrees higher than today.
A weak frontal system will likely give us some light rain on Christmas mainly in the morning, temperatures will be mild with highs near 50.
Sunday will be a dry and mild day but it will be windy.
A few weak disturbances will keep our weather unsettled Monday through Wednesday with the chance of light precipitation each day that may be mixed with snow Monday and Tuesday mornings especially further inland.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 23 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of flurries or light snow after midnight, low in the low 30s.
FRIDAY – DEC 24 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.
CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Mostly cloudy with light rain likely mainly in the morning, high near 50.
SUNDAY – DEC 26 – Mostly sunny and windy, high near 50.
MONDAY – DEC 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the low 40s.
TUESDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, high in the upper 40s.
WEDNESDAY – DEC 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high near 50.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest wind to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.
OUTLOOK – Advisories possible Friday morning; no advisories expected Friday afternoon through Monday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!