Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and early temperatures range from 41 in Clifton down to 31 at Walpack, Pequest and Sandyston. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 17TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 32

RECORD HIGH: 71 – 1990 RECORD LOW: 17 – 1994

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 60 LOW: 30 PRECIPITATION: NONE

A weak frontal system approaching from the west will cause mostly cloudy skies with only a low chance of some afternoon and evening showers or sprinkles. Temperatures will be quite mild with highs near 60.

The front will be offshore on Saturday and we will have a mostly sunny day with seasonably mild temperatures.

Cooler on Sunday and despite plenty of sunshine highs will be only in the low 40s.

Quiet weather much of next week with only a low chance of a shower late Thursday into Friday. Temperatures will be near seasonable levels on Monday then rise to above normal readings the rest of the week.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAR 17 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light showers mainly after 5 p.m., high near 60.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance of a light shower mainly before 8 p.m., low in the upper 30s.

SATURDAY – MAR 18 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MAR 19 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, high in the low 40s.

MONDAY – MAR 20 – Sunny, high in the low 50s.

TUESDAY – MAR 21 – Sunny, high in the upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MAR 22 – Partly sunny, high in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY – MAR 23 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the low 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect valid between 10 a.m. this morning through 6 a.m. Saturday morning for southwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday evening; no advisories expected late Sunday night through Tuesday.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!