Good morning everyone!

Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are cooler than the last several mornings with readings ranging from 32 in Clifton down to 25 at High Point. Winds are from the west averaging 5-10 mph. The air quality is good with an index of 25.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 19TH:

AVERAGE HIGH: 49 AVERAGE LOW: 33

RECORD HIGH: 78 – 2012 RECORD LOW: 8 – 1993

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 51 LOW: 35 PRECIPITATION: NONE

Weak high pressure moving into the area will give us a cool and breezy day today. Winds will diminish tonight along with an increase in clouds as spring begins at 11:06 p.m.

Wednesday will not be as cool as today, but a cold front will cross the area by late morning followed by a brisk westerly flow. Thursday and Friday should be dry and quite cool with highs both days in the 40s. Overnight lows Thursday night will drop to the mid-upper 20s.

A coastal low will likely give us rain on Saturday that may begin as a mixture of snow across inland areas.

Dry with mainly below normal temperatures again Sunday and Monday.

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – MARCH 19 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cool, highs in the upper 40s.

TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the upper 30s.

WEDNESDAY – MARCH 20 – Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon and evening light showers, highs in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – MARCH 21 – Sunny, breezy and cooler, highs in the mid 40s.

FRIDAY – MARCH 22 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.

SATURDAY – MARCH 23 – Rain likely mainly before 2 p.m., highs in the low 50s.

SUNDAY – MARCH 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 40s.

MONDAY – MARCH 25 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 40s.

MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. tonight for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-5 feet.

OUTLOOK: Advisories expected Wednesday and Thursday; no advisories expected during the day on Friday; advisories expected Friday night through Sunday with possible gales on Sunday.

Happy Spring!