Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures at 6 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time range from 20 in Clifton down to 15 at High Point and Vernon. Winds are gusting to 35 mph from the west-northwest. These may be the coldest temperatures until next winter.

Clifton’s Weather Almanac for March 13th:

Average High: 47 Average Low: 31

Record High: 80 – 1990. Record Low: 15 – 2017

Yesterday’s High: 69 Low: 21 Precipitation: .50″ Snowfall 1.5″

The storm that gave us the snow and wind yesterday has moved to the Canadian Maritime region as high pressure builds from the southwest. Today will start off mostly clear but we should see some increase in clouds this afternoon. It will be chilly with highs only in the 30s, winds will slowly diminish by late this afternoon.

Much milder air will move into our area on Monday as high pressure builds closer to our area and with sunshine and light winds high temperatures will reach the mid 50s.

Mainly dry and mild the rest of the week. There is a slight chance of rain on Thursday as a weak low moves offshore well to our south. A better chance of rain will be on Saturday as a frontal system moves into our area.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 13 – Increasing cloudiness, breezy and chilly, high in the upper 30s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy early then becoming mostly clear, not as cold, low in the low 30s.

MONDAY – MAR 14 – Sunny and milder, high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – MAR 15 – Mostly sunny, high near 60.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 16 – Mostly sunny, high near 60.

THURSDAY – MAR 17 – Partly sunny, high near 60.

FRIDAY – MAR 18 – Mostly sunny high in the upper 60s, chance of rain at night.

SATURDAY – MAR 19 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning is in effect until 10 a.m. this morning form northwest winds gusting to 45 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Monday through Wednesday; possible small craft advisories on Thursday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!