Mostly sunny today and not as cold and windy! Mostly cloudy and a little milder on Wednesday! Very mild with showers Thursday afternoon into Friday morning! Mainly dry with near seasonable tempertures for the weekend!


Good morning everyone!

Very cold again early on this Tuesday morning with some record lows being reported. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 23 in Clifton down to 16 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest with gusts to 25 mph causing wind chills down to the single digits.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 29TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 54 AVERAGE LOW: 35

RECORD HIGH: 83 – 1985 RECORD LOW: 22 – 2015

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 32 LOW: 21 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Yesterday’s high of 32 was the second coldest high temperature so late in the season since my records began. The coldest high temperature was 30 degrees set on April 7, 1982 which was the day after the April blizzard.

Today will be less harsh but temperatures will still be well below normal with highs just above 40 degrees. Winds will still be brisk but not as strong as yesterday.

A warm front approaching from the west will cause an increase in cloudiness, an onshore wind will keep high temperatures below normal.

On Thursday the front will move to our north and a rather strong southerly flow will develop, highs will climb to near 70 degrees. Showers and possibly some strong thunderstorms mainly from Thursday afternoon into early Friday morning as a cold front crosses the area.

Clearing on Friday with temperatures near or slightly above normal.

At this point the weekend looks mainly dry with seasonable temperatures but there is a low chance of showers on Sunday as a weak low pressure area moves to our south.

High pressure early next week will give us dry conditions with near temperatures continuing near seasonable levels.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 29 – Mostly sunny and breezy, high near 40.

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

WEDNESDAY – MAR 30 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – MAR 31 – Cloudy and much warmer with showers likely mainly after 2 p.m., high near 70. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm at night.

FRIDAY – APR 1 – Chance of a shower mainly before 11 a.m. then partial clearing, high in the upper 50s.

SATURDAY – APR 2 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – APR 3 – Partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – APR 4 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for northwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected during the day on Wednesday; possible advisories Wednesday night; advisories likely Thursday and Friday; no advisories expected on Saturday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!

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