Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. are around 10 degrees warmer than this time yesterday with readings ranging from 37 in Clifton down to 26 at Walpack. Winds are light from the west.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 2ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 28
RECORD HIGH: 68 – 1991 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1980
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 44 LOW: 26 PRECIPITATION: NONE
A weak cold front came through early this morning but today will be mild with highs near 50 with light winds.
A disturbance and cold front will cross the region tonight giving us a chance of light showers that may be mixed with snow well inland.
High pressure will then give us dry conditions Thursday and Friday but it will be chilly, especially on Friday when early lows will be in the teens and rise only to 30s during the day.
Milder weather over the weekend but some showers are likely on Sunday, highs on Saturday will be in the 40s with mostly cloudy skies with highs up to the low 60s on Sunday.
Unsettled weather early next week with a chance of showers but it will be quite mild.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 2 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 10 p.m., low in the mid 30s.
THURSDAY – MAR 3 – Becoming mostly sunny and cooler, high in the low 40s.
FRIDAY – MAR 4 – Sunny and cold, high in the upper 30s.
SATURDAY – MAR 5 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s.
SUNDAY – MAR 6 – Cloudy with showers likely, mild with highs in the low 60s.
MONDAY – MAR 7 – Mostly cloudy and mild with a chance of showers, high in the mid 60s.
TUESDAY – MAR 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the mid 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northwest wind to 10 knots, seas less than 1 foot.
OUTLOOK – Possible small craft advisories on Thursday; no advisories expected Friday and Saturday; possible advisories again on Sunday.
CLIFTON’S SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2022 (Records go back to 1973)
February’s average temperature was 35.4 degrees which is around 2 degrees milder than normal. The highest temperature was 69 on the 23th, the lowest was 13 degrees recorded on the 6th, 14th and 15th. Precipitation was near normal with 3.20″. Snowfall was well below normal with 3.6″, last February we had 35.5″
SUMMARY FOR THE WINTER MONTHS DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY:
This winter month’s average temperature 35.1 degrees which was above normal. Precipitation was below normal with 7.96 inches. Snowfall was below normal with 18.2″ accumulating.
Have a nice day and stay safe!