Good morning everyone and happy first day of meteorological spring!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Sunday morning and temperatures range from 34 in Clifton down to 26 at Basking Ridge. Winds are calm or light northerly. The air quality is moderate with an index of 66.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 1ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 28
RECORD HIGH: 69 – 2017 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1980
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 55 LOW: 30 PRECIPITATION: NONE
An Arctic cold front is moving to our east this morning and a low pressure area to our south will likely give us some snow showers this morning followed by clearing with temperatures steady in the mid to upper 30s.
Arctic high pressure will be over us on Monday giving us a partly sunny day with temperatures well below normal.
The high will move offshore on Tuesday as a low pressure system approaches our area. Precipitation should start off as a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain changing to all rain in the afternoon.
Unsettled weather with chances of rain Wednesday through Friday but temperatures should be above normal.
Significantly warmer next weekend through much of next week.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 1 – Cloudy this morning with snow showers likely then becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, highs in the upper 30s. Accumulations of less than 1/2 inch.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear and cold, lows in the upper teens.
MONDAY – MAR 2 – Partly sunny and quite cold, highs in the low 30s.
TUESDAY – MAR 3- Cloudy with snow, sleet and freezing rain likely in the morning changing to rain in the afternoon, highs near 40. Accumulations of less than 1/2 inch.
WEDNESDAY – MAR 4 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs near 50.
THURSDAY – MAR 5 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 50s, rain likely at night.
FRIDAY – MAR 6 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, highs near 50.
SATURDAY – MAR 7 – Mostly cloudy, highs near 60.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northerly winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Monday through the day on Tuesday; possible advisories Tuesday night through the day on Wednesday; no advisories expected for Wednesday night; possible advisories again on Thursday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!