Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 15 in Clifton down to 6 degrees at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the northwest making it feel even colder.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 14TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 39 AVERAGE LOW: 24
RECORD HIGH: 56 – 2011 RECORD LOW: -3 – 2016
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 39 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: .20″ SNOWFALL: 2.5″
The storm system that gave us 2-3 inches of snow in the Clifton area and up to 5 inches across northwestern New Jersey has moved well offshore as high pressure builds into our area. Today will be very cold and breezy despite plenty of sunshine.
After a clear and very cold morning temperatures will moderate slightly during the day but stay below normal, however there will be less wind than today.
Mostly sunny and milder on Wednesday with high temperatures reaching the upper 40s.
A strong frontal system approaching from the west will cause a strong southerly flow of quite mild air with rain possibly heavy at times mainly Thursday night through early Friday morning. Winds may gust above 40 mph. Sunshine returns on Friday with cooler temperatures.
At this point the weekend looks to be dry with near seasonable temperatures.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 14 – Sunny, breezy and quite cold, high only in the upper 20s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear and very cold, low near 12.
TUESDAY – FEB 15 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 16 – Mostly sunny and milder, high in the upper 40s.
THURSDAY – FEB 17 – Cloudy with rain mainly after 6 p.m., becoming windy and very mild, high in the low 60s.
FRIDAY – FEB 18 – Becoming mostly sunny and cooler, high in the upper 40s.
SATURDAY – FEB 19 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.
SUNDAY – FEB 20 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for northwest wind gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected on Tuesday; small craft advisories developing on Wednesday; advisories expected Thursday and Friday with possible gales.
Happy Valentine’s Day!