Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Christmas morning and it is still very cold with early temperatures ranging from 11 in Clifton down to 6 at High Point, these readings are 5-10 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. Winds are from the southwest around 10 mph.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 25TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 23

RECORD HIGH: 64 – 2015 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1980

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 15 LOW: 5 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Today will not be as bitterly cold as yesterday as the core of the cold air is moving slowly away from us. The winds will be a little less than yesterday but still may gust to 25 mph at times. High temperatures will be several degrees higher than yesterday but still remain below freezing.

The weather will be quiet this upcoming week with dry conditions and temperatures moderating each day. Below normal temperatures are expected Monday and Tuesday, near normal on Wednesday and then above normal for Thursday and Friday.

Looking further ahead a frontal system will give us the next chance of precipitation mainly Saturday afternoon through New Year’s Day but it will fall as rain as temperatures will continue to be quite mild.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 25 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cold, high in the upper 20s.

TONIGHT – Clear, low in the mid teens.

MONDAY – DEC 26 – Increasing cloudiness, high in the low 30s.

TUESDAY – DEC 27 – Sunny, high in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 28 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 29 – Mostly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

FRIDAY – DEC 30 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

SATURDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Monday morning for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected the rest of Monday through Thursday.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and please stay warm and safe!