Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are unseasonably mild with early readings ranging from 43 in Clifton down to 31 at Pequest. Winds are mainly light southwesterly.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 18TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1990 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1982

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 47 LOW: 29 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure building into the area will give us a mild day with partly sunny skies, west winds will be a little brisk this afternoon. Highs will be mainly in the low 50s.

A storm system will be moving into our area tomorrow with rain mainly from mid morning through Thursday night with some showers lingering into Friday morning.

High pressure will then move into our area and we should be dry the rest of Friday into Saturday. Temperatures will continue to be above normal.

Another low pressure system will give us a chance of rain Sunday afternoon through Monday morning.

Dry weather expected for Tuesday but another low pressure area may cause rain again next Wednesday. Temperatures through the period will continue to be above normal.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – JAN 18 – Partly sunny, high in the low 50s.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, low in the mid 30s.

THURSDAY – JAN 19 – Cloudy with rain mainly after 9 a.m., high in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – JAN 20 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of linger showers in the morning, high near 50.

SATURDAY – JAN 21 – Partly sunny, high in the low 40s.

SUNDAY – JAN 22 – Cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon and night, high in the mid 40s.

MONDAY – JAN 23 – Chance of a morning shower then becoming partly sunny, high in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – JAN 24 – Mostly sunny, high in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds to 15 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Thursday; advisories probable Thursday night through Friday night; no advisories expected Saturday and Sunday.

Have a nice day but stay safe!