Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy and there is fog in most of the area. Temperatures are mainly in the low 50s across the region with high humidity. Winds are light from the south. The air quality is good with an index of 40.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 2ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 66 AVERAGE LOW: 48
RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 37 – 1994
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 80 LOW: 52 PRECIPITATION: .03″
A warm front will move through the area this morning and we will have clearing skies after the early morning clouds and fog. Temperatures will reach into the 80s. A cold front will come through tonight with no precipitation but a northwest flow of cooler and drier air will follow the front.
Friday will be considerably cooler with highs only in the 60s with an onshore flow of air.
Still cool over the weekend, Saturday should be dry and partly sunny but a low pressure system will likely give us rain on Sunday.
Warmer through at least the middle of next week with highs each day in the 70s with only a low chance of scattered showers Tuesday night into Wednesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAY 2 – Becoming mostly sunny after early morning clouds and fog, highs in the low 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the mid 50s.
FRIDAY – MAY 3 – Mostly sunny and much cooler, highs in the mid 60s.
SATURDAY – MAY 4 – Partly sunny and cool, highs in the low 60s.
SUNDAY – MAY 5 – Cloudy and cool with showers likely, highs in the upper 50s.
MONDAY – MAY 6 – Partly sunny and warmer, highs in the upper 70s.
TUESDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s, chance of showers at night.
WEDNESDAY – MAY 8 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, highs in the upper 70s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK; No advisories expected Friday and Saturday; possible advisories for Sunday; no advisories again expected on Monday.
CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2024 RECORDS STARTED IN 1973.
This April the temperature averaged 52.8 degrees which was 1.5 degrees above normal. The highest temperature was 85 set on the 29th and the lowest temperature was 34 recorded on the 4th. Precipitation was near normal with 4.50″ most of the rainfall fell in the first half of the month. The month had no snowfall.
Have a nice day but please stay safe!