Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 36 at my station in Clifton down to 28 at High Point. Winds are calm or light easterly.
Clifton’s Almanac for March 9th:
Average high: 46 Average low 30
Record high: 80 – 2016 Record low: 5 – 1996
Yesterday’s high: 47 Low: 35 Precipitation: None
Low pressure will be moving toward us and just off the coast today. Snow should begin around daybreak and mix with rain at times with the precipitation ending early this evening. Snow accumulations of 1-2 inches can be expected mostly on colder surfaces, and the roads should mainly be just wet. 3-4″ are expected over the higher terrain to our north and west.
High pressure will then build into our area providing dry and seasonably mild temperatures Thursday and Friday.
A strong storm will move into our area on Saturday with rain possibly heavy at times. The precipitation may briefly change to snow before ending Saturday evening.
Sunday will be quite chilly and very windy but will be mostly sunny.
The cold shot will be brief as milder air will be with us at least through the middle of next week.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 9 – Cloudy with snow and rain, high in the upper 30s. Accumulations of 1-2 inches.
TONIGHT – Chance of rain and snow into early this evening becoming partly cloudy after midnight, low near 30.
THURSDAY – MAR 10 – Mostly sunny, high near 50.
FRIDAY – MAR 11 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 50s.
SATURDAY – MAR 12 – Cloudy with rain possible mixing with and changing to snow before ending in the evening, high in the upper 40s.
SUNDAY – MAR 13 – Sunny, windy and chilly, high in the upper 30s.
MONDAY – MAR 14 – Mostly sunny and milder, high in the mid 50s.
TUESDAY – MAR 15 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Easterly winds to 15 knots, seas less than 1 foot.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Thursday through Friday night; gales expected for Saturday and Sunday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!