Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Memorial Day morning and there is some patchy fog and mist in parts of the area. Temperatures are quite mild again with readings ranging from 65 in Clifton down to 61 at High Point. Winds are light from the southeast. The air quality is good with an index of 41.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 27TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 75 AVERAGE LOW: 55
RECORD HIGH: 89 – 2016 RECORD LOW: 44 – 1992
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: TRACE
A frontal system will move into our area today giving us cloudy skies with a chance of showers this morning but much of the heaviest activity should be after 3 p.m. into tonight. Some of the showers and thunderstorms may be accompanied by heavy rain and gusty winds. Rainfall amounts will average about an inch with higher amounts possible.
The frontal system will move offshore on Tuesday as weak high pressure builds into the area. Skies will be mostly sunny with warm temperatures and we should have less humidity by the afternoon.
A weak cold front may cause some showers Wednesday night.
High pressure will then build into the area on Thursday and should dominate our weather through the weekend with dry conditions along with comfortable humidity. Thursday and Friday temperatures should be below normal but be near normal for the weekend.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAY 27 – Cloudy with patchy fog this morning and a chance of a shower. Showers and thunderstorms likely mainly after 3 p.m. humid and breezy, highs in the low 70s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with showers and a chance of thunderstorms, humid, lows in the mid 60s.
TUESDAY – MAY 28 – Sunny with lower humidity by the afternoon, highs in the low 80s.
WEDNESDAY – MAY 29 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 70s, chance of showers at night.
THURSDAY – MAY 30 – Chance of an early morning shower then becoming partly sunny, highs in the low 70s.
FRIDAY – MAY 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.
SATURDAY – JUNE 1 – Sunny, highs in the upper 70s.
SUNDAY – JUNE 2 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 70s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 3 pm. this afternoon through 1 a.m. Tuesday morning for southerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-5 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday.
Have a nice day but please stay safe and remember our fallen solders!