Good morning everyone!

Skies are partly cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are seasonably cold with readings ranging from 31 in Clifton down to 25 at High Point. Winds are from the west-northwest around 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 21.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 12TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 45 AVERAGE LOW: 27

RECORD HIGH: 65 – 2015 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 46 LOW: 33 PRECIPITATION: .51 ″ STORM TOTAL: 1.50″

Note: 63 years ago today our area received nearly two feet of snow, it is the earliest snowstorm I remember, I especially liked the three days off from school.

High pressure will give us sunny weather today with less wind than yesterday, temperatures will be near normal with highs in the mid 40s.

A cold front will come through dry on Wednesday with little or no clouds by winds will become northwesterly causing somewhat colder temperatures Wednesday night into Thursday!

As the high pressure moves off the coast a return flow will bring milder air into our area Friday and should be with us through the weekend.

A potentially strong coastal storm may affect our area on Monday with again heavy rain and strong winds along with coastal flooding.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 12 – Sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 13 – Sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

THURSDAY – DEC 14 – Sunny, highs near 40

FRIDAY – DEC 15 – Sunny and milder, highs in the low 50s.

SATURDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – DEC 17 – Partly sunny, highs near 50.

MONDAY – DEC 18 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs near 50.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. Wednesday morning for westerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories expect to continue Wednesday into early Thursday; no advisories expected Friday or Saturday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!