Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 30 in Clifton down to 20 at High Point. Winds are a little gusty out of the northwest. Due to the rain yesterday and the below freezing temperatures this morning there is a chance of some black ice in some spots. The air quality is good with and index of 28.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 3RD:
AVERAGE HIGH: 48 AVERAGE LOW: 31
RECORD HIGH: 67 – 1998 RECORD LOW 8 – 1976
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 37 LOW 30 PRECIPITATION: .73″
The low pressure that gave us the precipitation yesterday is moving well off the coast as high pressure builds over the area. We will have mostly sunny skies today with diminishing winds and the high temperature will be below normal with highs mainly in the low 40s.
Increasing clouds on Thursday and it will be breezy and cool. A cold front is expected to cross the area with only a chance of some flurries inland. Temperatures will tumble down to the teens by early Friday.
Friday will be partly sunny but very cold with highs only reaching the low 30s. A weak low pressure will move to our south giving our area a low chance of light snow at night.
The weekend looks to be dry with temperatures continuing to be below normal as high pressure builds into the area.
Another cold front is expected to come through dry Sunday night followed by even colder weather for early next week.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 3 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, lows in the upper 20s.
THURSDAY – DEC 4 – Increasing cloudiness and breezy, highs in the low 40s, wind gusts to 28 mph.
FRIDAY – DEC 5 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 30s, low chance of light snow at night.
SATURDAY – DEC 6 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
SUNDAY – DEC 7 – Partly sunny, highs in the low 40s.
MONDAY – DEC 8 – Partly sunny and cold, highs in the low 30s.
TUESDAY – DEC 9 – Partly sunny, highs in the mid 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – A small craft advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. this afternoon for northwest winds gusting to 25 knots, seas 3-6 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories expected for Thursday; no advisories are expected Friday through Sunday.
Have a good day and stay safe!