Good morning everyone!

Skies are mainly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are once again quite cold with readings ranging from 25 in Clifton down to 17 at High Point. Winds are light from the northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 30.

CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 22ND:

AVERAGE HIGH: 50 AVERAGE LOW: 34

RECORD HIGH: 78 – 2012 RECORD LOW: 11 – 1988

YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 42 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: NONE

High pressure over the area today will give us a mostly sunny and cool day today but with much less wind than yesterday. Increasing cloudiness tonight.

A low pressure system will give us rain on Saturday. The rain will begin before dawn and become moderate to heavy especially from mid afternoon through the evening. A flood watch is in effect for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches of rain with some higher amounts possible.

The storm will move away on Sunday will should have a mostly sunny and seasonably cool day with a brisk wind.

Dry with near seasonably temperatures as high pressure builds over the area.

Another low pressure system will likely give us more rain Wednesday into Thursday.

THE FORECAST:

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

TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with rain developing shortly after midnight, lows near 40.

SATURDAY – MARCH 23 – Rain, heavy at times ending at night. A flood watch is in effect for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches of rain.

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

MONDAY – MARCH 25 – Sunny, highs in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY – MARCH 26 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.

WEDNESDAY – MARCH 27 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY – MARCH 28 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, highs in the mid 50s.

MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 1 foot.

OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been issued effective between 6 a.m. Saturday morning through 6 p.m. Sunday evening; small craft advisories expected to continue for Monday and Tuesday.

Have a nice day but please stay safe!