Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 34 in Clifton down to a cool 17 at Pequest. Winds are calm or light southwesterly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 53.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 18TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 43 AVERAGE LOW: 25
RECORD HIGH: 62 – 2006 RECORD LOW: 9 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 46 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION : NONE
High pressure moving off the coast will give us a southerly flow of mild air today, skies will be mostly sunny this morning with an increase in clouds this afternoon.
A strong frontal system will affect our area mainly from tonight through Friday morning with rain heavy at times with even a chance of some thunderstorms. A strong southerly flow will boost temperatures well up into the 50s by Friday morning with some record high temperatures possible. The front will be followed by a strong westerly flow of colder air, we should have some clearing by the afternoon with temperatures dropping to near 40 by sunset.
The weekend weather looks to be much quieter as weak high pressure moves into the area, there will be a couple of fronts move through but no precipitation is expected. Temperatures will be slightly below normal on Saturday then rise to slightly above normal on Sunday.
Monday should be colder but not nearly as cold as we had earlier this week.
A weak disturbance may give us some light snow or rain on Tuesday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 18 – Increasing cloudiness, highs near 50.
TONIGHT – Rain developing becoming heavy at times with increasing winds. Temperatures rising to the 50s by 5 a.m. Wind gusts to 35 mph.
FRIDAY – DEC 19 – Showers, heavy at times along with a chance of thunderstorms. Rain ending around noon followed by a strong westerly flow of much colder air, temperatures falling to around 40 by sunset. Total rainfall around one inch.
SATURDAY – DEC 20 – Partly sunny with lighter winds, highs near 40.
SUNDAY – DEC 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 40s.
MONDAY – DEC 22 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.
TUESDAY – DEC 23 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or snow, highs in the low 40s.
WEDNESDAY – DEC 24 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK: A gale warning will be in effect from 6 p.m this evening through 1 a.m. Saturday morning; no advisories expected during the day on Saturday; advisories expected Saturday night through Sunday night; advisories still possible for Monday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!