Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Friday morning and there is some light rain falling in parts of the area. Temperatures are milder than the last few mornings with readings ranging from 56 in Clifton down to 50 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm or light southerly. The air quality is good with an index of 33.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 20TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 62 AVERAGE LOW: 43
RECORD HIGH: 81 – 2021 RECORD LOW: 29 – 1992
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68 LOW: 46 PRECIPITATION: NONE
A low pressure system will give us cloudy skies today with showers and possibly some thunderstorms today and tonight. High temperatures will be mainly in the 60s. Rainfall amounts will average about one inch.
Mostly cloudy on Saturday but it looks like most of the showers will be before 8 a.m. and we may see some clearing late in the day along with gusty winds.
Low pressure will then move off the New England coast and intensify on Sunday. Much cooler air with a gusty northwest wind to 35 knots can be expected along with partly sunny skies.
Mainly dry and gradually becoming milder through much of next week.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – OCT 20 – Showers with a chance of an isolated thunderstorm, high in the upper 60s.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and a chance of an isolated thunderstorms, low in the mid 50s.
SATURDAY – OCT 21 – Showers likely mainly in the morning, with partial clearing late in the day and becoming windy, highs in the mid 60s.
SUNDAY – OCT 22 – Partly sunny, windy and cooler, highs in the mid 50s.
MONDAY – OCT 23 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.
TUESDAY – OCT 24 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.
WEDNESDAY – OCT 25 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.
THURSDAY – OCT 26 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Southerly winds to 15 knots, seas 2-3 feet.
OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 7 a.m. Saturday until 8 p.m. Saturday night; a gale watch has been posted effective between 8 p.m. Saturday night through 8 p.m. Sunday night; small craft advisories likely to continue through early Monday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!