Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and it is quite chilly with temperatures at 5 a.m. ranging from 12 in Clifton down to 4 at High Point. Winds are a little brisk out of the north.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 21ST:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2006 RECORD LOW: -8 – 1985

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 18 PRECIPITATION: .30″ SNOWFALL: 0.8″

January 21st marks the middle point of the winter as today has the lowest average temperature of the year. We will again be very cold today as Arctic high pressure builds over the area. Skies will be partly sunny with highs only in the 20s and with gusts to 20 mph will make it feel even colder.

The weekend will start off very cold as lows tomorrow morning will fall to the single digits but with sunshine during the day and high temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher than today with less wind. Sunday will again be dry with again slightly milder temperatures but still remain below normal.

Another cold day on Monday despite plenty of sunshine with highs staying below freezing.

Tuesday will be the mildest day of this upcoming week with highs near 40 but a cold front may cause some snow or rain showers in the afternoon and night.

Following the cold front, Arctic air will again move into the area and it will be very cold Wednesday through Friday, but we should stay dry.

There are indications at this time that February will average above normal as most of the colder weather will stay across the western part of the country.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 20s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and very cold, low near 8.

SATURDAY – JAN 22 – Sunny, high in the upper 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny, high near 40.

TUESDAY – JAN 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain showers in the afternoon and night, high near 40.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly sunny, high near 30.

THURSDAY – JAN 27 – Sunny, high in the upper 20s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Saturday evening for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Sunday through Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay warm and safe!

Good morning everyone!

Today is the 10th anniversary of the start of my blog!

Light rain is falling over the Clifton area and is starting to change to snow over northwest sections of the state. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 38 in Clifton down to 31 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 20TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 59 – 2006 RECORD LOW: -5 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A cold front will cross the area shortly and the rain that is falling will mix and change to snow before sunrise and accumulate 1-2 inches before ending around noon! High temperatures in the 30s this morning will fall to the 20s by sunset on a northerly flow. Clearing this evening but it will be colder with lows falling to near 10 degrees by tomorrow morning.

Arctic air will be with us through the weekend. Friday and Saturday will be the coldest days and slightly milder on Sunday. A storm developing off the North Carolina coast will stay well offshore as it moves up the coast so we will remain dry.

Mainly dry and cold much of next week with only a low chance of snow showers Tuesday night.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 20 – Rain changing to snow around sunrise and accumulating 1-2 inches before ending around noon, temperatures in the upper 30s early this morning will fall to the 20s by sunset.

TONIGHT – Clearing, breezy and much colder, low near 10.

FRIDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny and very cold, high only in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – JAN 22 – Sunny, high in the upper 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – JAN 25 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the upper 30s, chance of snow showers at night.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly sunny, high near 30.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. Friday evening for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected to continue during the day on Saturday; no advisories expected Saturday night through Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 24 in Clifton down to 12 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 54 – 1996 RECORD LOW: -8 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A brisk southwesterly flow will bring milder air into the area today with high temperatures reaching the mid 40s. Skies will be partly sunny.

A cold front will cross the area over night with light rain changing to light snow tomorrow morning, 1-3 inches of snow possible. Clearing Thursday afternoon but it will be breezy and colder.

Cold weather will persist Friday through early next week. The potential storm that we have been tracking now looks to be well south and east of our area with only a low chance of some flurries or light snow Saturday morning.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 19 – Partly sunny, breezy and milder, high in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain mixing with and changing to light snow after midnight, low near 30.

THURSDAY – JAN 20 – Snow in the morning accumulations of 1-3 inches followed by clearing and colder in the afternoon, temperatures falling to the upper 20s by sunset.

FRIDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny and quite cold, high in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – JAN 22 – Partly sunny with a chance of light snow, high in the upper 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny, high near 30.

TUESDAY – JAN 25 – Mostly cloudy, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories likely Thursday through Saturday; no advisories expected on Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe and healthy!

Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 29 in Clifton down to 20 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the west-northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1990 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1982

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: 1.18″ SNOW: TRACE

The low pressure that gave us the stormy weather yesterday has moved north of Maine and high pressure is building from the southeast states. A brisk northwest flow of seasonably cold air will be with us today along with mostly sunny skies.

Wednesday will be milder but there will be lots of clouds around as a cold front approaches from the west. Some light rain at night will change to light snow Thursday morning which may cause a coating of snow.

Much colder air will filter into our area on Thursday with temperatures falling into the 20s by sunset along with brisk winds.

Very cold weather will continue Friday through the weekend and we will be tracking a possible storm that may give us snow Friday night into Saturday. Plenty of time to watch the possible strength and track of the storm but at the present time the GFS model has the storm well offshore while the European model has the storm closes to us which would give our area significant snowfall.

Dry and cold weather is expected Sunday into early next week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 18 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the mid 30s.

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the low 20s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 19 – Mostly cloudy and milder, high in the mid 40s. Light rain likely at night changing to light snow after midnight.

THURSDAY – JAN 20 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow in the morning, temperatures falling to the upper 20s by sunset.

FRIDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny and very cold, high in the low 20s.

SATURDAY – JAN 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, high in the upper 20s.

SUNDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

MONDAY – JAN 24 – Partly sunny, high near 30.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 10 a.m. this morning for westerly winds gusting to 35 knots, seas 10-13 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected Wednesday through Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

A stormy overnight with winds gusting over 40 mph with heavy rain. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 37 in Clifton down to 28 at High Point where some freezing rain and sleet are occurring. The barometer is quite low with a pressure of 29.17″

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 60 – 1990 RECORD LOW: -4 – 1977

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 33 LOW: 6 PRECIPITATION: .30″ SNOW: 1.0″

The strong storm is moving across Pennsylvania this morning and will move northward into Canada today. The steady and heavy rain will taper off by sunrise and we will have a cloudy day today with a chance of snow showers this afternoon. It will remain rather windy but not as gusty as we had overnight. Temperatures near 40 this morning will fall to around freezing by sunset. Clearing tonight but winds will still gust to over 30 mph.

Sunny weather returns on Tuesday as high pressure builds over the area, temperatures will be chilly and winds will still gust to over 30 mph at times.

Wednesday will be the mildest day of the week as high pressure moves offshore, high temperatures will rise into the 40s. A cold front will cross the area Thursday morning that may cause some rain or snow showers.

Bitter cold weather Friday into the weekend and we will be tracking a potential storm on the weekend. At the present time most computer models have the storm well offshore but that may change.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 17 – Cloudy with rain tapering off early this morning, chance of snow showers this afternoon, winds gusting to 35 mph. Temperatures in the low 40s this morning will drop to the low 30s by sunset.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy and windy, gusts to 35 mph, low in the mid 20s.

TUESDAY – JAN 18 – Sunny and breezy with gusts to 30 mph, high in the mid 30s.

WEDNESDAY – JAN 19 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s. Chance of rain and snow showers at night.

THURSDAY – JAN 20 – Becoming partly sunny, high in the mid 30s.

FRIDAY – JAN 21 – Mostly sunny and cold, high in the mid 20s.

SATURDAY – JAN 22– Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, high in the upper 30s.

SUNDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny, high in the low 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday morning for southwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 10-15 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories expected to continue on Tuesday; advisories possible Wednesday through Friday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!