Good morning everyone!
Skies are partly cloudy early on this Wednesday morning and temperatures once again are unseasonably warm with readings ranging from 66 in Clifton down to 55 at Hackettstown and Sandyston. Winds are light and variable. The air quality is good with an index of 34.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR APRIL 15TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 60 AVERAGE LOW: 42
RECORD HIGH: 80 – 2003 RECORD LOW: 30 – 1996
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 87 LOW: 61 PRECIPITATION: .02″
A southwest flow around high pressure off the Carolina coast will give us another very warm day with record highs expected. The record here for April 15th is only 80 degrees and we should break this record by nearly ten degrees. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 8 p.m.
Thursday will be another very warm day with record highs again possible, the record for April 16th is 89 degrees and we will come close to that record.
Not as warm on Friday and a weak front will give us a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday should be a dry day as high pressure will be near our area.
A stronger cold front will likely give us showers on Sunday.
Canadian high pressure will then build into our area for early next week. We should stay dry but it will be much cooler.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – APR 15 – Mostly sunny and very warm, highs in the upper 80s.
TONIGHT – Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 8 p.m., lows in the upper 60s.
THURSDAY – APR 16 – Partly sunny and very warm, highs in the upper 80s.
FRIDAY – APR 17 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m., highs near 80.
SATURDAY – APR 18 – Partly sunny, highs near 70.
SUNDAY – APR 19 – Mostly cloudy with showers likely, high in the mid 60s.
MONDAY – APR 20 – Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler, highs in the low 50s.
TUESDAY – APR 21 – Sunny, highs in the upper 50s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – South-southwest winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Thursday through Saturday; possible advisories for Sunday.
Have a nice day and stay cool!