Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Monday morning and temperatures are a few degrees milder than this time yesterday with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 49 in Clifton down to 34 at Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 10TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 66 AVERAGE LOW: 48

RECORD HIGH: 82 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 30 – 1989

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 65 LOW: 38 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Note: On this day in 1979 we received our earliest trace of snow of the season!

Today will be a mostly sunny day as high pressure continues over the area, high temperatures will be about five degrees milder than yesterday.

High pressure will continue to affect our weather Tuesday and Wednesday with mild temperatures.

A strong cold front will cause rain Thursday afternoon through early Friday morning, some of the rain may be heavy at times.

Dry weather is then again expected for this upcoming weekend with plenty of sunshine both days and near seasonable temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – OCT 10 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, low in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – OCT 11 – Sunny, high near 70.

WEDNESDAY – OCT 12 – Mostly sunny, high near 70.

THURSDAY – OCT 13 – Cloudy with showers and possibly a thunderstorm mainly after 2 p.m., rain may be heavy at times, high near 70.

FRIDAY – OCT 14 – Chance of a shower before 8 a.m., then becoming mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY – OCT 15 – Sunny, high in the low 60s.

SUNDAY – OCT 16 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 60s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds around 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Thursday morning; advisories expected Thursday afternoon through the day on Friday; no advisories expected Friday night through Sunday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!