Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly to mostly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and the temperature at 5 a.m. is 58 in Clifton. Inland areas are warmer than coastal areas as the temperature in Jersey City is 53 degrees while it is 64 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 14TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 42
RECORD HIGH: 79 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 28 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 75 LOW: 51 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Today will be unseasonably warm with some record highs possible as temperatures rise to at or above the 80 degree mark. The last time it reached above 80 degrees was last October 20th when the high was 81 degrees. A cold front will cross the area this evening possibly accompanied by a strong to severe thunderstorm, the best time of the storms will be somewhere between 5-7 p.m.
Friday will be a very pleasant spring day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60s with lower humidity than today.
Saturday will still be mild but another cold front will give us a chance of afternoon or evening showers.
Much cooler on Easter Sunday despite mostly sunny skies, highs will only reach the mid 50s.
Cool weather will continued through the middle of next week and there will be a chance of showers Monday night into Tuesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – APR 14 – Partly sunny and unseasonably warm with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5 p.m., high in the low 80s. Some gusty winds and heavy rain is possible.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly before 7 p.m., clearing late tonight, low in the upper 40s.
FRIDAY – APR 15 – Sunny, high in the upper 60s.
SATURDAY – APR 16 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 2 p.m., high in the upper 60s.
SUNDAY – APR 17 – Mostly sunny and cooler, high in the mid 50s.
MONDAY – APR 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 50s, chance of rain late at night.
TUESDAY – APR 19 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the upper 50s.
WEDNESDAY – APR 20 – Mostly sunny, high near 60.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Friday through Monday.
Enjoy the warm weather today but stay safe!