Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Monday morning and there are some showers falling in parts of the area. Temperatures at 5 a.m. range from 52 in Clifton down to 46 at High Point. Winds are calm or light easterly.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR MAY 2ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 66 AVERAGE LOW: 48
RECORD HIGH: 92 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 37 – 1994
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 70 LOW: 44 PRECIPITATION: .01″
A weak frontal system will be in our area today giving us some showers this morning, with cloudy skies prevailing the rest of the day with a chance of some drizzle. With the clouds, high temperatures will only reach around 60 degrees.
Tuesday will be dry during the day and a bit milder despite having mostly cloudy skies.
Another frontal system will likely give us more showers Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Thursday looks to be the best day of this week with plenty of sunshine and highs reaching the low 70s.
Still another frontal system will likely give us some rain Friday into the start of the weekend. With plenty of clouds high temperatures will be below normal through this period.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – MAY 2 – Cloudy with showers this morning then a chance of drizzle this afternoon, high near 60.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, low in the upper 40s.
TUESDAY – MAY 3 – Mostly cloudy, high in the mid 60s, showers likely at night.
WEDNESDAY – MAY 4 – Cloudy with showers, high in the low 60s.
THURSDAY – MAY 5 – Mostly sunny and mild, high in the low 70s.
FRIDAY – MAY 6 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, high in the low 60s.
SATURDAY – MAY 7 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, high near 60.
SUNDAY – MAY 8 – Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – East-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 1 foot or less.
OUTLOOK – No advisories expected Tuesday through Friday; possible small craft advisories for Saturday.
CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2022
The average temperature was 51.6 degrees which was 0.3 degrees above normal The highest temperature was 86 degrees recorded on the 14th; the low temperature was 35 degrees on the 18th. Precipitation was above normal with 7.33″ accumulating, 3.55″ fell on the 7th causing flooding in our area. No snow fell during the month.
Have a nice day and stay safe!