The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for 20 of New Jersey’s 21 counties for Monday night into Tuesday. We’ll likely wake up to slushy, wet snow falling Saturday morning and on and off through the day until about 4 p.m., when it’s predicted to switch over to cold rain. One to two inches of snow accumulation is possible, according The National Weather Service. If you plan travel out of our area, the heavy snow is forecast to fall in all directions, tapering off the farther south you go into central IL. The “light snow event” will see accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, Zartman said. Accumulating snow is expected from Pennsylvania to southern New England and Mid-Atlantic with this system, with some locations receiving a foot or more of snow east of New York City Monday through Wednesday. A low temperature of 9 degrees is expected at 6 a.m. Sunday, kicking the morning off to a chilly start after the clocks move forward an hour for Daylight Savings Time.
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As if snow and cold temperatures weren’t enough, there is a “potential” for a significant Nor-Easter heading into North Jersey early next week, Tongue said.
Forecasts call for greater than 7 inches of snow possible.
After record low temperatures early Sunday morning, highs will climb to the upper 20s with sunny skies. Do not forget to move your clocks an hour forward before heading to bed Saturday Night!
By Saturday evening, forecasted precipitation will be primarily snow, with a possibility of sleet mixing in, as well. The evening is expected to be dry but temperatures are going to plunge to the mid-teens and wind chill values could be in the single digits.
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“You generally do see a gap there, but this year I would say we’ve seen more extremes”, he said.
