Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from 30 in Clifton down to 20 at Basking Ridge. Winds are calm or light westerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 79.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 7TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 46 AVERAGE LOW: 29
RECORD HIGH: 74 – 1998 RECORD LOW: 16 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 43 LOW: 27 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure will be moving off the coast as a cold front approaches our area and moves through later tonight. Today will be a partly sunny day with light winds and high temperatures similar to yesterday with readings in the low 40s.
Arctic high pressure will then build into the area giving us much colder air. Monday will have gusty winds up to 30 mph and high temperatures will struggle to reach the freezing mark.
We will have increase in clouds on Tuesday, it will remain cold but with lighter winds.
A weak low pressure system may give us some rain on Wednesday along with milder temperatures.
Another weak system will give us a chance of rain or snow Thursday night into Friday followed by much colder weather for next weekend.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy and becoming breezy, lows in the mid 20s.
MONDAY – DEC 8 – Mostly sunny, breezy and colder, highs in the low 30s, wind gusts to 30 mph.
TUESDAY – DEC 9 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the mid 30s.
WEDNESDAY – DEC 10 – Cloudy and milder with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 40s.
THURSDAY – DEC 11 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s, chance of rain or snow at night.
FRIDAY – DEC 12 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow, highs in the upper 30s.
SATURDAY – DEC 13 – Partly sunny and colder, highs in the low 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK: A small craft advisory has been posted effective between 1 a.m. Monday morning through 6 p.m. Monday evening; no advisories expected during the day on Tuesday; advisories likely Tuesday night through Thursday with possible gale gusts on Wednesday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!