Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are quite cold with readings ranging from 15 in Clifton down to 3 at Sandyston. Winds are gusty out of the west bringing most wind chills down to below zero. The air quality is good with an index of 24.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 20TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 36 AVERAGE LOW: 21
RECORD HIGH: 59 – 2006 RECORD LOW: -5 – 1994
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 30 LOW: 19 PRECIPITATION: NONE
Arctic high pressure will build into the area today and despite plenty of sunshine it will be very cold with highs only reaching the low 20s. Wind gusts to 25 mph will make it feel colder. Winds diminish tonight.
After a very cold Wednesday morning temperatures will moderate somewhat in the afternoon, skies will become mostly cloudy by the afternoon.
Thursday looks to be the only day that it will be above normal this week as high pressure moves offshore. A cold front will come through day at night.
Friday will be colder with partly cloudy skies. An Arctic cold front is expected to come through dry at night.
Frigid Arctic air for the weekend and a low pressure area developing to our south and west now looks like it may cause some significant snow Saturday night through Sunday night. Snow accumulations will depend on the track and the strength of this system.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 20 – Sunny, breezy and very cold, highs in the low 20s, wind gust to 25 mph.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear with diminishing winds, very cold, lows near 10.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 21 – Increasing cloudiness and not as cold in the afternoon, highs in the low 30s, light winds.
THURSDAY – JAN 22 – Partly sunny, breezy and milder, highs in the low 40s.
FRIDAY – JAN 23 – Partly sunny and colder, highs in the low 30s.
SATURDAY – JAN 24 – Partly sunny and frigid, highs only in the upper teens. Chance of snow at night.
SUNDAY – JAN 25 – Mostly cloudy and very cold with a chance of snow, highs near 20.
MONDAY – JAN 26 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 20s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. this evening for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 3-6 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories probable Wednesday through the day on Thursday; no advisories expected for Thursday night through the day on Friday; advisories again probable Friday night through Saturday night.
Have a nice day but stay safe and warm!