Good morning everyone!
Snow is falling across the region early on this Sunday morning and about 2 inches have accumulated so far in Clifton. Temperatures range from 31 in Clifton down to 24 at High Point. Winds are mainly calm. The air quality is moderate with an index of 74.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR DECEMBER 14TH:
AVERAGE HIGH: 44 AVERAGE LOW: 27
RECORD HIGH – 66 – 2015 RECORD LOW: 7 – 1989
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 39 LOW: 23 PRECIPITATION: .04″ SNOWFALL: 0.5″
A low pressure will move through the area this morning with snow ending around 10 a.m. Total accumulations will be between 3-5 inches. An Arctic cold front will come through this afternoon followed by clearing, windy and much colder air tonight. Low temperatures should drop to the teens tonight and with winds gusting to 30 mph will cause wind chills to drop to near zero.
Arctic high pressure will then control our weather on Monday giving us quite cold temperatures and still some gusty winds that should diminish at night. A weak disturbance may cause some snow flurries at night but most areas will stay dry.
As the high pressure moves over us and then offshore on Tuesday winds will be lighter but temperatures will still be well below normal.
Milder weather for Wednesday and Thursday as the high pressure moves off the coast. A frontal system will likely give us rain Thursday night.
Dry and seasonably cool weather Friday into next weekend.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – DEC 14 – Snow ending by around 10 a.m. with an inch or two of addition accumulations. Becoming mostly sunny, breezy and cold this afternoon, temperatures dropping through the 20s.
TONIGHT – Mostly clear, windy and colder, lows in the mid teens, wind gusts to 30 mph.
MONDAY – DEC 15 – Mostly cloudy, breezy and cold, highs near 30, wind gusts to 25 mph.
TUESDAY – DEC 16 – Mostly sunny, highs in the low 30s.
WEDNESDAY – DEC 17 – Mostly sunny and milder, highs in the mid 40s.
THURSDAY – DEC 18 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the upper 40s, rain at night.
FRIDAY – DEC 19 – Mostly sunny, highs in the mid 40s.
SATURDAY – DEC 20 – Increasing cloudiness, highs in the low 40s.
MARINE FORECAST: A gale warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. this morning through 7 a.m. Sunday morning for northwest winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 3-6 feet.
OUTLOOK: Small craft advisories will continue through the day on Monday; no advisories Monday night through Tuesday night; possible advisories during the day on Wednesday; no advisories expected for Wednesday night; advisories again possible during Thursday.
Have a good day and stay safe!