Good morning everyone!
Mainly light snow is falling over the area early on this Super Bowl Sunday and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 30 in Clifton down to 23 at High Point. Winds are light from the north. Accumulations so far in Clifton are around 1 inch mainly on colder surfaces as of now the streets look just wet. Further to our north and west across Sussex County up to 3 inches of snow have been reported.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 13TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24
RECORD HIGH: 57 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 3 – 2016
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 58 LOW: 39 PRECIPITATION: NONE
The disturbance that is giving us snow this morning is stronger than anticipated and accumulations of 2-3 inches are expected. The steady and heaviest snowfall will be this morning tapering off this afternoon. Clearing tonight and becoming quite cold with lows in the teens.
Despite plenty of sunshine on Monday high temperatures will only top out in the upper 20s.
Dry weather is expected Tuesday and Wednesday with moderating temperatures.
A strong frontal system will give us rain mainly Thursday afternoon and night, temperatures will be quite mild with some highs in the 60s.
Dry with seasonable temperatures Friday into next weekend.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 13 – Winter weather advisory is in effect. Cloudy with snow accumulating 2-3 inches before tapering off this afternoon, high in the mid 30s.
TONIGHT – Cloudy early with a chance of flurries then becoming partly cloudy after midnight, low in the upper teens.
MONDAY – FEB 14 – Mostly sunny and cold, high in the upper 20s.
TUESDAY – FEB 15 – Sunny, high in the mid 30s.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 16 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the upper 40s.
THURSDAY – FEB 17 – Cloudy with rain mainly in the afternoon and night, quite mild, high in the low 60s.
FRIDAY – FEB 18 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the upper 40s.
SATURDAY – FEB 19 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK – Advisories likely during the day on Monday; no advisories expected Monday night through Tuesday night; advisories possible on Wednesday; advisories expected on Thursday with some gale gusts possible.
Have a nice day and stay safe. My Super Bowl prediction – Rams 27 Bengals 13!