Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and showers are in our area. Temperatures are mild with readings ranging from 68 in Clifton down to 61 at High Point. Winds are gusty out of the southwest. The air quality is good with an index of 23.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 8TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 67 AVERAGE LOW: 49
RECORD HIGH: 88 – 2007 RECORD LOW: 32 – 1988
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 81 LOW: 62 PRECIPITATION: NONE
A cold front will cross our area around 9 a.m. accompanied by showers that may be heavy at times. The front will be followed by clearing and becoming much cooler by later this afternoon.
A strong Canadian high pressure will then build into our area on Thursday giving us the coolest air of the season so far. High temperatures will only reach the low 60s along with a brisk northerly wind.
Frost and freezes are likely late Thursday night into early Friday morning as we will have clear skies and light winds. Not quite as chilly during the day on Friday with light winds.
Saturday looks to be a dry day with seasonably cool temperatures.
We then have to watch for a potentially strong coastal storm for Sunday and Monday. Some computer models have the storm too far out to give us significant weather but other models indicate that the storm will be close to our area which will give us strong winds and heavy rain especially over coastal areas.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – OCT 8 – Showers this morning then clearing this afternoon, breezy with highs in the upper 60s this morning falling to near 60 by sunset.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear and breezy, lows in the mid 40s
THURSDAY – OCT 9 – Sunny, breezy and quite cool, highs in the low 60s.
FRIDAY – OCT 10 – Patchy frost in the early morning then sunny, highs in the mid 60s.
SATURDAY – OCT 11 – Mostly sunny, highs near 70.
SUNDAY – OCT 12 – Increasing cloudiness with a chance of rain the afternoon and at night, highs in the mid 60s.
MONDAY – OCT 13 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 60s.
TUESDAY – OCT 14 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until midnight Thursday night for northerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 4-7 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected for Friday; advisories possible during the day on Saturday; gale to storm force winds likely Saturday night into Sunday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!