Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Monday morning and early temperatures range from 29 in Clifton down to 26 at High Point. Winds are from the north averaging 5-10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 12TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 65 – 2015 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 35 LOW: 32 PRECIPITATION: .20″ SNOWFALL: 0.8″

Note: 62 years ago today our area received nearly two feet of snow, it is the earliest snowstorm I remember, I especially liked the three days off from school.

The low pressure that gave us our first snow accumulation of the season is moving offshore as high pressure build from eastern Canada. We should see mostly sunny skies by this afternoon but it will be chilly with highs struggling to reach the 40 degree mark.

High pressure will continue to dominate our weather Tuesday and Wednesday with mostly sunny skies both days but it will stay seasonably cold.

A coastal storm is expected to give us precipitation Thursday afternoon through Friday evening. Most of the precipitation will be in the form of rain but may start off as a wintery mix especially further inland.

At this time the weekend looks to be dry and chilly.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 12 – Becoming mostly sunny, high near 40.

TONIGHT – Clear, low in the low 20s.

TUESDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, high in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 14 – Sunny, high near 40.

THURSDAY – DEC 15 – Mostly cloudy with rain possibly beginning as a wintery mix after 1 p.m., high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly cloudy and windy with rain likely, high in the upper 40s.

SATURDAY – DEC 17 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 18 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 30s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday morning for northerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 4-7 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories still possible Tuesday and Wednesday; advisories expected Thursday and Friday with some gales possible.

Have a nice day and stay safe!