Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning but there is some patchy fog in some areas. Calm winds and clear skies are causing a wide range in temperatures with readings ranging from 43 in Clifton down to 27 at Walpack. The air quality is moderate with an index of 85.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR NOVEMBER 17TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 53 AVERAGE LOW: 35
RECORD HIGH: 64 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 23 – 1997
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 68 LOW 41 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure off the coast will continue to give us a southerly flow of very mild air today with some record high temperatures possible. The record high temperature in Clifton for today is 64 degrees and we should break that record. We should see an increase in clouds and there will be a little more wind today. A cold front will cross the area overnight giving us a chance of light rain.
A northerly flow of cooler air will be with us on Saturday with clearing by the afternoon, early highs in the 50s will drop to the 40s by late in the afternoon.
High pressure will then be in control of our weather Sunday and Monday with dry conditions and seasonably cool temperatures.
A stronger storm will likely give us rain heavy at times mainly from Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon. The rain may begin as a wintery mix well to our north and west. Winds may become quite strong. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches likely.
Thanksgiving Day will be dry but quite cool and windy.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – NOV 17 – Increasing clouds and becoming breezy, highs in the upper 60s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain after midnight, lows near 50.
SATURDAY – NOV 18 – Chance of light rain before 7 a.m. then gradual clearing, early highs in the low 50s dropping to the 40s by late in the afternoon.
SUNDAY – NOV 19 – Sunny, highs in the mid 50s.
MONDAY – NOV 20 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 40s.
TUESDAY – NOV 21 – Cloudy with rain developing by late in the afternoon, highs near 50. Rain heavy at times at night.
WEDNESDAY – NOV 22 – Mostly cloudy with rain mainly in the morning, windy with highs near 50.
THANKSGIVING DAY – NOV 23 – Sunny, windy and quite cool, highs only in the low 40s.
MARINE FORECAST:
TODAY – Southerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.
OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 6 a.m. Saturday morning through 6 a.m. Sunday morning; advisories likely to continue through Sunday night; no advisories expected for Monday; small craft advisories expected with possible gales on Tuesday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!