Skies are cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 45 in Clifton down to 42 at High Point. Winds are light mainly from the east.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 7TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 58 AVERAGE LOW: 39

RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 18 – 1982

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 50 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: .58″

Another dreary day today with rain as another low pressure system moves into our area, the rain should begin by late this morning and continue through tonight. Rainfall amounts will be around one inch. With the clouds and an onshore wind temperatures again will be cooler than normal.

Some sunshine finally appears on Friday and with a westerly flow it will be milder with highs in the low 60s. A weak upper air disturbance may touch off a shower late Friday night.

Mainly dry and seasonable cool weather for the weekend but there still will be a chance of a shower during the day on Saturday.

Warmer weather is expected much of next week with mainly dry conditions, highs in the 60s on Monday and near 70 Tuesday through Thursday. A welcome change after the dreary weather of this week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – APR 7 – Cloudy with showers developing by late morning, breezy, high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers, low in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – APR 8 – Partly sunny and breezy, high in the low 60s, chance of a shower late at night.

SATURDAY – APR 9 – Mostly cloudy in the morning then partly sunny with a chance of a shower, high in the upper 50s.

SUNDAY – APR 10 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the mid 50s.

MONDAY – APR 11 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

TUESDAY – APR 12 – Partly sunny, high near 70.

WEDNESDAY – APR 13 – Partly sunny, high in the low 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Friday morning for easterly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-8 feet.

OUTLOOK – Small craft advisories likely to continue Friday and Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday and Monday.

Again despite the rainy and cool weather try to have a nice and safe day!