Good morning everyone!
Rain again is falling over the area and temperatures are mostly in the upper 30s to near 40. Winds are a little gusty out of the east. The air quality is good with an index of 36.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 3RD:
AVERAGE HIGH: 56 AVERAGE LOW: 37
RECORD HIGH: 78 – 1981 RECORD LOW: 25 – 2008
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 47 LOW: 42 PRECIPITATION: 1.02″
A coastal low pressure area will be moving up the coast today giving us more rain which will likely be heavy at times especially this afternoon and tonight. Winds will increase with easterly gusts to above 40 mph possible and a wind advisory will be in effect. Also a flood watch is in effect for rainfall amounts of 2-3″ likely with higher amounts possible. There may even a few rumbles of thunder.
The low pressure will slowly move off the New England coast on Thursday and wrap around moisture will cause showers possible mixed with snow mainly across higher elevations to our north and west.
The low pressure will only slowly move further away on Friday, we may see some clearing during the day but there still will be a low chance of some showers.
Finally dry weather is likely Saturday through early next week. Temperatures will be slightly below normal on Saturday, near normal on Sunday and then rise to above normal readings early next week.
The weather for the solar eclipse still looks good but there may be some high broken clouds at times.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – APRIL 3 – Rain, heavy at times with isolated thunderstorms, very windy with gusts to 45 mph likely. A flood watch is in effect.
TONIGHT – Rain heavy at times with isolated thunderstorms, very windy with gusts to 45 mph slowly diminishing after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Total rainfall amounts 2-3 inches likely.
THURSDAY – APRIL 4 – Cloudy with showers, highs near 50.
FRIDAY – APRIL 5 – Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight chance of a shower, highs near 50.
SATURDAY – APRIL 6 – Partly sunny in the morning, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, highs in the low 50s.
SUNDAY – APRIL 7 – Sunny, highs in the upper 50s.
MONDAY – APRIL 8 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.
TUESDAY – APRIL 9 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.
MARINE FORECAST: A storm warning is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight for northeast winds gusting to 50 knots, seas 9-14 feet.
OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories expected for Thursday and Friday; no advisories expected for the weekend.
CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2024:
The average temperature for the month was 46.1 degrees and was the 5th warmest March since 1973. The highest temperature was 76 degrees on the 14th and the lowest was 24 degrees set on the 1st and again on the 22nd. Rainfall was well above normal also with 9.27″ recorded which was the 4th wettest since 1973. Snowfall was only a trace.
Have a good day but please stay safe!