Good morning everyone!
Skies are cloudy early on this Tuesday morning and temperatures range from 34 in Clifton down to 29 at High Point. Winds are light from the southwest. The air quality is moderate with an index of 62.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY 17TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 40 AVERAGE LOW: 25
RECORD HIGH: 67 – 1976 RECORD LOW: -1 – 1979
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 41 LOW: 28 PRECIPITATION: .12″ SNOW: 1.0″
Today will be a mild day with temperatures well up into the 40s to near 50 degrees which will further melt some of our stubborn snow pack. Skies will become mostly sunny after morning clouds. Winds will be light.
A low pressure disturbance will give us rain on Wednesday. Rainfall amounts will be less than 1/4″ We have not had plain rain since the middle of January. This rain will further melt the snow pack and also get rid of some of the salt that is on our roads and sidewalks.
Thursday should be dry during the day with temperatures slightly above normal.
Another disturbance will give us rain Thursday night into Friday that may start off as snow across the higher elevations to our north and west.
Unsettled weather for the weekend. At this time there is only a low chance of rain on Saturday but a stronger low pressure system may give us a good chance of snow on Sunday.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – FEB 17 – Becoming mostly sunny and mild, highs in the upper 40s.
TONIGHT – Increasing clouds, lows in the mid 30s.
WEDNESDAY – FEB 18 – Cloudy with rain, highs in the mid 40s.
THURSDAY – FEB 19 – Mostly cloudy, highs in the low 40s. Chance of rain late at night.
FRIDAY – FEB 20 – Cloudy with rain, highs in the low 40s.
SATURDAY – FEB 21 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, highs in the mid 40s.
SUNDAY – FEB 22 – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, highs in the upper 30s.
MONDAY – FEB 23 – Partly sunny, highs in the upper 30s.
MARINE FORECAST: A small craft advisory is in effect for high seas until 6 p.m. this evening. Southwest winds to 15 knots, seas 5-7 feet.
OUTLOOK: Advisories likely for Wednesday; no advisories expected for Thursday through Saturday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!