Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and it is rather warm and muggy with temperatures ranging from 69 in Clifton down to 60 at Sandyston. Winds are calm or light southerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 61.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 6TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 78 AVERAGE LOW: 60
RECORD HIGH: 96 – 2018 RECORD LOW: 44 – 1988
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 85 LOW: 64 PRECIPITATION: .45″
NOTE: On this day 46 years ago in 1979 Hurricane David caused high winds and power outages in our area. My dad’s cherry tree didn’t survive this storm!
A strong cold front will come through our area tonight. This morning will be partly sunny, quite warm and humid. Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with possibly some strong to severe storms with damaging winds and hail. Also rain may be heavy at times. Rainfall amounts will average between 1-2 inches.
Some lingering showers Sunday morning as a weak low pressure wave moves along the front to our south. We will have clearing by the afternoon and it will be cooler and less humid.
Mainly dry weather next week. Monday through Wednesday will be cool, slightly warmer on Thursday but becoming cooler again on Friday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – SEP 6 – Partly sunny, warm and humid this morning then showers and possibly some severe thunderstorms this afternoon. The storms may be accompanied by damaging winds and hail along with heavy rain. Highs in the mid 80s.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms, some possible severe, rain may be heavy at times, lows near 60.
SUNDAY – SEP 7 – Cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, cooler and less humid, highs in the mid 70s.
MONDAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.
TUESDAY – SEP 9 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.
WEDNESDAY – SEP 10 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 70s.
THURSDAY – SEP 11 – Sunny, highs in the low 80s.
FRIDAY – SEP 12 – Sunny, highs in the mid 70s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory will be in effect from noon today through 6 p.m. this evening for southerly winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Sunday and Monday; possible advisories for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Have a nice weekend and stay safe!