Good morning everyone!
Skies are clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures are nearly 15 degrees colder than this time yesterday. Readings ranging from 51 in Clifton down to 39 at Pequest. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is good with an index of 26.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 9TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 48
RECORD HIGH: 83 – 2011 RECORD LOW: 31 – 2001
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 71 LOW: 55 PRECIPITATION: .53″
High pressure building from the Great Lakes will give us plenty of sunshine but it will be cool and breezy.
As the high pressure moves over the area on Friday morning, it will give us the coolest temperatures so far this season with some patchy frost in the Clifton area. However more inland temperatures will dip to the low 30s and a freeze warning is in effect. During the day on Friday it will be sunny and not as cool with less winds.
Saturday will be a partly sunny day with near normal temperatures as the high moves off the New England coast.
It appears now that we will have a strong coastal low moving up from the south that will likely give us heavy rain and strong gusty winds Sunday into Monday. Rainfall amounts will average 1-2 inches which is well needed.
The storm will weaken and move offshore and Tuesday and Wednesday should be dry with near normal temperatures.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – OCT 9 – Sunny, breezy and cool, highs in the low 60s.
TONIGHT – Clear with patchy frost, lows in the upper 30s.
FRIDAY – OCT 10 – Patchy frost in the early morning then sunny, highs in the mid 60s.
SATURDAY – OCT 11 – Partly sunny, highs near 70.
SUNDAY – OCT 12 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, windy, highs in the low 60s.
MONDAY – OCT 13 – Cloudy with rain, windy with highs in the low 60s.
TUESDAY – OCT 14 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.
WEDNESDAY – OCT 15 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until midnight tonight for northeast winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.
OUTLOOK: A storm watch has been issued for Saturday night through Monday night;
Have a nice day and Happy 40th Birthday to my baby daughter Bethany!