Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures range from 49 in Clifton down to 40 at Basking Ridge, Walpack and Pequest. Winds are mainly calm.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 24TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 73 AVERAGE LOW: 54

RECORD HIGH: 93 – 1975 RECORD LOW: 40 – 1992

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 71 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure will be settling offshore ahead of a cold front. Today will be mostly sunny and seasonably mild. The cold front will cross the area this evening with a low chance of showers mainly between 6-9 p.m.

Thursday and Friday will be dry as high pressure builds from north of the Great Lakes.

The forecast for the holiday weekend looks more favorable with dry conditions. Temperatures will be near normal on Saturday and then rise to above normal levels Sunday and on Memorial Day.

At this point next week looks to be warm and continued mainly dry.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MAY 24 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

TONIGHT – Partly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly between 6 – 9 p.m., lows in the upper 40s.

THURSDAY – MAY 25 – Mostly sunny and cooler, highs in the upper 60s.

FRIDAY – MAY 26 – Sunny, highs in the low 70s.

SATURDAY – MAY 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.

SUNDAY – MAY 28 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.

MEMORIAL DAY – MAY 29 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 80s.

TUESDAY – MAY 30 – Partly sunny, highs near 80.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 3 feet.

OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been issued effective between 11 p.m. tonight through 6 p.m. Thursday evening; no advisories expected for Friday; advisories expected for higher seas Saturday and Sunday; no advisories expected for Memorial Day!

Have a nice day and stay safe!