Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Saturday morning and temperatures range from 28 in Clifton down to 21 at High Point. Winds are still a little gusty out of the west-northwest. The air quality is good with an index of 22.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 20TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 42 AVERAGE LOW: 24
RECORD HIGH: 58 – 2002 RECORD LOW: 7 – 2004
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 56 (New Record) LOW: 29 PRECIPITATION: 1.44″ STORM TOTAL: 1.50″
Much quieter weather today after yesterday’s heavy rain and strong winds with even a rare December thunderstorm. We should have mostly sunny skies with much less wind today with high temperatures near or slightly below normal.
Sunday will be dry and milder but a cold front will come through dry during the day. Winds will be a little gusty.
High pressure will build into our area on Monday with another sunny day with temperatures again a bit below normal.
A weak disturbance will likely give us some light snow Tuesday morning that will change to rain before ending around noon.
Another high pressure will give us a dry Wednesday with milder temperatures.
Another weak disturbance may give us some light rain on Christmas followed by a dry and mild Boxing Day!
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 20 – Mostly sunny, highs near 40.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy, lows near 30.
SUNDAY – DEC 21 – Cloudy in the morning then clearing, highs in the mid 40s.
MONDAY – DEC 22 – Sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
TUESDAY – DEC 23 – Cloudy with light snow and rain likely mainly in the morning, highs near 40.
WEDNESDAY – DEC 24 – Sunny, highs in the low 40s.
CHRISTMAS DAY – DEC 25 – Cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 40s.
FRIDAY – DEC 26 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect until noon today for westerly winds gusting to 30 knots, seas 5-8 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories likely for Sunday; no advisories expected for Monday; advisories likely again on Tuesday with brief period of gales; no advisories expected for Wednesday.
Have a nice weekend and stay safe!