Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and it is not as cool as this time yesterday with early temperatures ranging from 47 in Clifton down to 36 at Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 72 AVERAGE LOW: 53

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 34 – 2002

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 61 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure is moving off the New England coast and we will have a light onshore flow of air, temperatures will be a little milder today. Skies will start off mostly sunny but we will see an increase in clouds by this evening. Rainfall amounts will average between 1/2 and 3/4 of an inch, higher to our east but lower to our west.

Expect showers on Saturday with slightly below normal temperatures but we should have an increase in humidity. Most of the showers should end by midnight.

Becoming sunny and warmer but a little less humid on Sunday.

Much of next week will be dry with near or slightly above normal temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 19 – Sunny this morning then increase in clouds this afternoon, highs in the upper 60s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 5 a.m., lows in the mid 50s.

SATURDAY – MAY 20 – Cloudy with showers, highs near 70.

SUNDAY – MAY 21 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MONDAY – MAY 22 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

TUESDAY – MAY 23 – Sunny, highs in the low 70s.

WEDNESDAY – MAY 24 – Sunny, highs near 80.

THURSDAY – MAY 25 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories expected for Saturday; no advisories expected for Sunday; possible advisories Monday and Tuesday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!