Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from 20 in Clifton down to a chilly 4 above at Sandyston! Winds are mainly light from the west. The air quality is good with an index of 30.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 3RD:
AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22
RECORD HIGH: 62 – 1997 RECORD LOW: 4 – 2014
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 29 LOW: 17 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOWFALL: TRACE
Weak high pressure will be over the area today, but a couple of weak low pressure areas, one to our north and one to our south, will cause an increase in clouds. Temperatures will continue to be cold.
The northern low pressure disturbance may touch off some light snow or flurries after midnight tonight that may cause a dusting. Then high pressure returns for the day on Sunday with clearing skies, but it will stay cold.
Another chilly day on Monday as a polar high pressure builds over the area.
Looks like we will have a thaw with milder temperatures Tuesday through the end of the week. A couple of weak fronts may cause some light rain Tuesday night that may be freezing rain well inland and another front may give us rain Thursday night into Friday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 3 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 30s.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of light snow or flurries after midnight, lows in the low 20s.
SUNDAY – JAN 4 – Clearing, highs in the mid 30s.
MONDAY – JAN 5 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 30s.
TUESDAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 40, chance of rain at night.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.
THURSDAY – JAN 8 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 40s, chance of rain at night.
FRIDAY – JAN 9 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the low 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Westerly winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot.
OUTLOOK: Possible advisories for Sunday; no advisories expected Monday through Wednesday.
Enjoy the weekend and stay safe!