Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures are again very cold with readings ranging from 13 in Clifton down to 5 above at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the northwest bringing wind chills below zero. The air quality is good with an index of 28.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 27TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22
RECORD HIGH: 67 – 1974 RECORD LOW: -5 – 1994
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 25 LOW: 15 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOWFALL: TRACE
Today we will see an increase in clouds and it will remain bitterly cold today with a brisk west-northwest wind as low pressure moves to the Canadian Maritimes and high pressure building from the southern plain states.
Frigid but dry weather should continue Wednesday through the beginning of the weekend. Most highs will only be in the low 20s while overnight lows should be in the single digits. It is quite rare to have such a long stretch of bitter cold weather.
Tracking a possible storm for Sunday, most of the computer guidance has the storm too far to our east to give us any significant snow but of course that may change.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 27 – Increasing clouds, breezy and very cold, highs in the low 20s, wind gusts to 23 mph.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear and frigid, lows near 6 above.
WEDNESDAY – JAN 28 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 20s.
THURSDAY – JAN 29 – Sunny, highs in the low 20s.
FRIDAY – JAN 30 – Sunny, highs only in the upper teens.
SATURDAY – JAN 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 20s, chance of snow at night.
SUNDAY – FEB 1 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, highs in the upper 20s.
MONDAY – FEB 2 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. A freezing spray advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon.
OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories probable Wednesday through Friday; gales force winds possible for Saturday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!