Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly cloudy early on this Saturday morning and there is some fog in parts of the area. Temperatures are mild with readings ranging from 49 in Clifton down to 44 at High Point. Winds are light and variable. The air quality is moderate with an index of 58.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MARCH 21ST:
AVERAGE HIGH: 50 AVERAGE LOW: 33
RECORD HIGH: 73 – 1976 RECORD LOW: 10 – 1986
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 62 LOW: 33 PRECIPITATION: .15″
NOTE: On this day in 2018 we had 7.8″ of snow.
Weak high pressure will give us a mostly sunny day today with comfortably mild temperatures.
Sunday will be quite mild ahead of a strong cold front that will cross the area Sunday night accompanied by showers and thunderstorms that should extend into Monday morning.
High pressure will then build into our area giving us dry weather Tuesday through the day on Thursday. Temperatures will be slightly below normal on Tuesday then slightly above normal for Wednesday and Thursday.
Another frontal system will likely give us more rain Thursday night into Friday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAR 21 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 50s.
TONIGHT – Increasing clouds, lows in the low 40s.
SUNDAY – MAR 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after 2 p.m., highs in the upper 60s. Showers and thunderstorms at night.
MONDAY – MAR 23 – Chance of a morning shower then becoming mostly sunny, highs near 50.
TUESDAY – MAR 24 – Sunny, highs in the upper 40s.
WEDNESDAY – MAR 25 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 50s.
THURSDAY – MAR 26 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the mid 50s, showers likely at night.
FRIDAY – MAR 27 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, highs in the low 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. this morning for southwest winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories probable Sunday and Monday; no advisories expected for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Have a nice weekend and stay safe!