Good morning everyone!

Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and some areas have dense fog. Once again it is unseasonably mild with temperatures ranging from 43 in Clifton down to 35 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 84.

CLIFTON’S SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 22

RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1982 RECORD LOW: 1 – 1983

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 49 LOW: 41 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Note: On this day in 2010 we recorded 26″ of snow!

High pressure is moving offshore and today will be mostly cloudy and mild with light winds.

A low pressure system is expected to give our area rain mainly from around 9 a.m. on Wednesday through the early morning hours of Thursday. Rainfall amounts will average around an inch which may cause some minor flooding of some streams and rivers.

An upper level low will still give us a chance of showers Thursday and Friday.

High pressure will then move into our area for the New Year’s Holiday weekend with mainly dry conditions and cooler temperatures.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – DEC 26 – Some dense fog this morning then remaining mostly cloudy, highs in the low 50s.

TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight, lows in the low 40s.

WEDNESDAY – DEC 27 – Rain, highs in the low 50s.

THURSDAY – DEC 28 – Partly sunny in the morning then mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a chance of showers, highs in the mid 50s.

FRIDAY – DEC 29 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs near 50.

SATURDAY – DEC 30 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

SUNDAY – DEC 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

NEW YEAR’S DAY – JAN 1 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas around 1 foot. Dense fog in the morning.

OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Wednesday and Thursday; advisories possible for Friday and Saturday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!