Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and there is a wide range in temperatures with readings ranging from 43 in Clifton down to 27 at Pequest. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 55.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 16TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 54 AVERAGE LOW: 35

RECORD HIGH: 74 – 2005 RECORD LOW: 19 – 1996

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 53 LOW: 33 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure off the coast will give us a light south to southwest flow of milder air today with highs reaching the low to mid 60s. Skies will be mostly sunny.

Mild again on Friday but with some increasing cloudiness as a front approaches from the west.

Some light rain is likely from around midnight to noon on Saturday, rainfall amounts will be less than 1/4″. Some clearing is likely by Saturday afternoon. Temperatures will be not as mild but still a little above normal.

Sunday and Monday will be seasonably cool with mostly sunny skies both days.

A stronger low pressure area will likely give us rain Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday.

At this point Thanksgiving Day looks to be dry, cool and breezy.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – NOV 16 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.

TONIGHT – Clear, lows in the low 40s.

FRIDAY – NOV 17 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 60s, light rain likely after midnight.

SATURDAY – NOV 18 – Cloudy with a chance of light rain in the morning then clearing in the afternoon, temperatures falling to the mid 40s by sunset.

SUNDAY – NOV 19 – Sunny and breezy, highs in the low 50s.

MONDAY – NOV 20 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 40s.

TUESDAY – NOV 21 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely by the afternoon, highs near 50.

WEDNESDAY – NOV 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected on Friday; advisories expected for Saturday and Sunday; no advisories expected for Monday.

Have a nice day and stay safe!