Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Friday morning and temperatures range from 56 in Clifton down to 43 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 46.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 22ND!
AVERAGE HIGH: 73 AVERAGE LOW: 55
RECORD HIGH: 91 – 1980 RECORD LOW: 41 – 1997
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 73 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: NONE
The high pressure that gave our area some very pleasant late summer weather is moving off the coast, as a possible tropical low pressure slowly moves up the coast. We should see an increase in clouds today with near seasonable temperatures. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with increasing northeast winds.
Not a very nice weekend as we start off autumn as the low pressure off the Carolina coast starts moving northward. The storm may have some tropical characteristics and may be named Tropical Storm Ophelia. The storm will cause a strong northeast flow of quite cool air with rain beginning around daybreak on Saturday and continue much if not all of the weekend. Wind gusts of 35 mph are possible with higher gusts along the coastal areas. Rain may be heavy at times especially Saturday afternoon and evening. Total rainfall amounts for the weekend will average between 1-3 inches.
Still a chance of showers on Monday as the low dissipates near our area.
At this point we should be mainly dry and cool Tuesday through Thursday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – SEP 22 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 70s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly after 5 a.m., low in the upper 50s.
SATURDAY – SEP 23 – Cloudy with showers and possibly some thunderstorms, rain may be heavy at times, windy with gusts to 35 mph. Quite cool with highs only near 60.
SUNDAY – SEP 24 – Cloudy and windy with rain and possible some thunderstorms, highs in the mid 60s.
MONDAY – SEP 25 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 60s.
TUESDAY – SEP 26 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.
WEDNESDAY – SEP 27 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.
THURSDAY – SEP 28 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. this morning until 6 p.m. this evening for easterly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 2-3 feet.
OUTLOOK: A gale warning will be in effect from 6 p.m. this evening until 6 a.m. Sunday morning; small craft advisories is expected to continue through Sunday night; advisories still possible on Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!