Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures are quite cold again with readings ranging from 11 in Clifton down to a chilly -8 at Sandyston. Winds are mostly light from the west. The air quality is moderate with an index of 56.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR JANUARY 28TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 37 AVERAGE LOW: 22
RECORD HIGH: 61 – 2002 RECORD LOW: -1 – 2005
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 22 LOW: 11 PRECIPITATION: TRACE SNOW: TRACE
Arctic high pressure will give us another very cold day today with a mix of sun and clouds, winds will be a little lower than yesterday.
Unseasonably cold weather to continue Thursday through the day on Saturday and we will stay mainly dry. We may have to coldest temperature Friday night into Saturday morning when overnight lows will be near zero in Clifton. The last time that we had a zero or lower temperature here was January 31, 2019 when the mercury dropped to -1 degree.
We continue to track a possible coastal storm for Saturday night through Sunday. Most computer models have the storm just grazing us with a couple of inches of snow. Winds will increase especially along the shore where coastal flooding is likely.
Looking ahead for next week it looks to be mainly dry, temperatures will continue to be below normal but not as frigid as this week has been.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – JAN 28 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 20s.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, lows near 5.
THURSDAY – JAN 29 – Sunny, highs in the low 20s.
FRIDAY – JAN 30 – Sunny, highs near 20.
SATURDAY – JAN 31 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 20s, chance of snow at night.
SUNDAY – FEB 1 – Mostly cloudy and windy with a chance of snow, highs in the mid 20s.
MONDAY – FEB 2 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 30s.
TUESDAY – FEB 3 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – West-northwest winds to 10 knots, seas 1-2 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories possible Thursday through the day on Saturday; gales with possible storm force winds Saturday night through Sunday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!