Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 22 in Clifton down to 14 at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the north-northwest.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2002 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1990

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 40 LOW: 24 PRECIPITATION: .50″ SNOW AND ICE: 0.8″

High pressure building into the area from the middle of the country will give our area a partly sunny day with cold temperatures as highs will only be in the 30s.

A southwest flow of air will provide milder temperatures on Sunday ahead of a cold front, but the winds will pick up and gust to above 30 mph. The cold front will come through late in the day with only a slight chance of flurries but most places will remain dry.

Mainly dry next week with temperatures averaging a little below normal.

Looking further ahead it looks like milder weather will be with us next weekend.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – FEB 26 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the mid 20s.

SUNDAY – FEB 27 – Sunny and windy, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – FEB 28 – Sunny and colder, high in the mid 30s.

TUESDAY – MAR 1 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 3 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – MAR 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet. Ocean water temperature at Point Pleasant is 42 degrees.

OUTLOOK – Advisories expected on Sunday with some brief gale gusts possible; no advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.

Have a nice weekend and stay safe!