Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy to cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are milder than the last few mornings with readings ranging from 32 in Clifton down to 24 at Basking Ridge. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 53.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 6TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22
RECORD HIGH: 71 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 0 – 1996
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 34 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: FEW FLURRIES
Today will be a mostly cloudy day with light winds and high temperatures a few degrees milder than yesterday. A weak disturbance will give us a chance of rain tonight that may be freezing rain across the higher elevations to our north and west.
A weak cold front will come through our area Wednesday morning but temperatures behind the front are actually mild with Pacific air. Breezy conditions during the day with gusts to 25 mph.
Thursday may be the best weather day of the week as high pressure builds into our area and we will have mild temperatures with less wind.
A frontal system will likely give us rain Friday into Saturday along with mild temperatures.
High pressure building behind the frontal system will give us dry and cooler weather for Sunday into Monday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 6 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 40s.
TONIGHT – Cloudy with a chance of light rain, dense fog likely, lows in the mid 30s.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 7 – Partly sunny and breezy, highs near 50, wind gusts to 30 mph possible.
THURSDAY – JAN 8 – Mostly sunny, highs near 50.
FRIDAY – JAN 9 – Cloudy with rain likely, highs in the low 50s.
SATURDAY – JAN 10 – Mostly cloudy with rain likely, highs in the low 50s.
SUNDAY – JAN 11 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.
MONDAY – JAN 12 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Variable winds less than 5 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories expected during the day on Wednesday; no advisories Wednesday night through Thursday night; advisories possible Friday and Saturday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!