Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Monday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 41 in Clifton down to 34 at High Point and Walpack. Winds are a little gusty out of the northwest.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 21ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 50 AVERAGE LOW: 33
RECORD HIGH: 73 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1986
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 57 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: TRACE
NOTE: On this day in 2018 we had 7.8″ of snow.
High pressure building from the west will give us a mostly sunny and mild day today but it will be a little breezy, highs will be near 60 which is about 10 degrees above normal.
A weak cold front is expected to come through dry tonight but not much cold air behind the front so Tuesday will again be milder than normal with still with some gusty northwest winds.
A low pressure system is expected to give us rain mainly from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning but there is still will be a chance of showers Thursday afternoon and evening.
The weather will be a little unsettled Friday through the weekend as a couple of weak fronts move through the area. For now we will forecast dry weather Friday and Saturday with a chance of showers on Sunday. Temperatures will be seasonably mild Friday and Saturday and slightly below normal on Sunday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 22 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high in the low 60s.
TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness, low in the low 40s.
TUESDAY – MAR 23 – Partly sunny, high near 60.
WEDNESDAY – MAR 24 – Cloudy with rain likely mainly after 2 p.m., cooler high near 50.
THURSDAY – MAR 25 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely before 2 p.m. then a chance of showers later in the afternoon and evening, high in the upper 50s.
FRIDAY – MAR 26 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.
SATURDAY – MAR 27 – Partly sunny, high in the mid 50s.
SUNDAY – MAR 28 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high near 50.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest wind to 15 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Wednesday morning; advisories likely Wednesday afternoon through Friday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!