Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are chilly again with readings ranging from 19 in Clifton down to 5 at Pequest. Winds are light from the west-southwest. The air quality is moderate with an index of 55.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 18TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21
RECORD HIGH: 63 – 1990 RECORD LOW: -2 – 1982
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 25 LOW: 14 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure to our south will be moving offshore and we should see an increase in clouds today, temperatures will not be as cold as yesterday but will still be slightly below normal.
A weak low pressure system will give us mainly light snow from around 7 a.m. Friday morning until around 10 p.m. Friday night. At this time accumulations will average 2-4″ in the Clifton area with slightly more accumulation across the central part of New Jersey. This snow should be much easier to shovel as we will have no rain to pack the snowfall down.
Arctic high pressure will then bring down very cold air for the weekend. Highs on Saturday will only be in the 20s and then slightly rise to the low 30s on Sunday, winds will be a little brisk both days.
A milder trend will start on Monday with above normal temperatures much if not all of next week. Most of the week will be dry but there is a chance of light rain Tuesday night into Wednesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 18 – Increasing clouds, highs in the low 30s.
TONIGHT – Cloudy, low in the upper 20s.
FRIDAY – JAN 19 – Snow developing around sunrise and continuing into the evening, highs in the low 30s, accumulations of 2-4″.
SATURDAY – JAN 20 – Mostly cloudy and cold, highs only in the mid 20s.
SUNDAY – JAN 21 – Sunny, highs in the low 30s.
MONDAY – JAN 22 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
TUESDAY – JAN 23 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 40s, chance of rain at night.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 24 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected during the day on Friday; small craft advisories expected Friday night; possible gales on Saturday; small craft advisories still likely on Sunday; no advisories expected for Monday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!