Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Thursday morning and temperatures range from 56 in Clifton down to 50 at Basking Ridge. Winds are light from the north. The air quality is good with an index of only 11.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR OCTOBER 15TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 64 AVERAGE LOW: 46
RECORD HIGH: 85 – 2021 RECORD LOW: 34 – 1987
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 81 LOW: 63 PRECIPITATION: .01″
High pressure building from the Great Lakes will give us a mostly sunny day and it will be cooler and much less humid.
Friday a frontal system will cause showers. The warm front with this system will cause mainly some light rain in the morning. There will likely be a break in the rain in the afternoon and it will become milder and more humid. Showers are expected in the evening as the cold front pushes through our area and there may be some thunderstorms. It will be breezy throughout the day.
Much cooler and windy on Saturday as high pressure builds into our area. High temperatures will only be in the low-mid 50s. Gusty winds up to 35 mph will make it feel quite chilly. Frost and freezes are likely at night with diminishing winds.
After a chilly early morning temperatures moderate by Sunday afternoon with much less wind than Saturday.
High pressure will then dominate through Wednesday with plenty of sunshine each day along with near seasonable temperatures.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – OCT 15 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 60s.
TONIGHT – Increasing cloudiness with showers likely by dawn, lows in the low 50s.
FRIDAY – OCT 16 – Mostly cloudy, breezy, milder and more humid with showers and possibly some thunderstorms, highs in the mid 70s, wind gusts to 25 mph.
SATURDAY – OCT 17 – Mostly cloudy in the morning becoming sunny in the afternoon, windy and much cooler, highs only in the low 50s, wind gusts to 35 mph. Frost and freezes likely at night with lows in the 30s.
SUNDAY – OCT 18 – Sunny, highs in the upper 50s.
MONDAY – OCT 19 – Sunny, highs in the low 60s.
TUESDAY – OCT 20 – Mostly sunny, highs in the upper 60s.
WEDNESDAY – OCT 21 – Sunny, highs in the mid 60s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – North-northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2 feet.
OUTLOOK: A gale watch has been issued effective between 6 p.m. Friday evening through 6 p.m. Saturday evening; advisories expected to continue Saturday night through the day on Sunday; no advisories expected Sunday night through Monday.
Have a nice day and stay safe!