Good morning everyone!
Skies are clear early on this Tuesday morning and it is quite cold again with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 13 in Clifton down to zero at Pequest. Winds are calm or light westerly.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 15TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 24
RECORD HIGH: 60 – 2019 RECORD LOW: -3 – 1987
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 25 LOW: 13 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Very strong high pressure will be over our area today providing us with plenty of sunshine, it will remain quite cold but high temperatures will be a couple of degrees higher than yesterday with less wind.
As the high pressure moves offshore a southerly flow will develop on Wednesday giving us milder temperatures but clouds will increase.
Thursday will be very mild with highs in the 60s as a strong southerly flow continues, there is a chance of showers in the afternoon but the steady and heavy rain will be at night into early Friday morning along with winds that may gust over 40 mph. Rainfall totals will be around one inch.
Gradual clearing on Friday, it will start off mild with temperatures well up in the 50s in the morning dropping off to the 40s by sunset.
The weekend weather still looks to be dry with near seasonable temperatures.
Mild weather will return by Monday and be with us much of next week.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 15 – Sunny, high in the low 30s.
TONIGHT – Clear, low near 20.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 16 – Increasing cloudiness and becoming breezy, high in the upper 40s.
THURSDAY – FEB 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon showers, high in the low 60s. Rain heavy at times at night with strong winds likely.
FRIDAY – FEB 18 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then gradual clearing, early highs in the 50s will drop to the 40s by sunset.
SATURDAY – FEB 19 – Sunny, high in the mid 40s.
SUNDAY – FEB 20 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.
PRESIDENTS DAY – FEB 21 – Mostly sunny and milder, high in the mid 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Wednesday; advisories likely at night; gales expected Thursday through Friday morning; small craft advisories to continue into Friday afternoon.
Have a nice day and stay safe!