N.J. weather: Up to 18 inches of snow possible in latest forecast for nasty weekend winter storm
Get your snowblowers ready, New Jersey. Many areas of the state are expected to get pelted with as much as 12 to 18 inches of snow from a powerful winter storm this weekend.
“Widespread snowfall amounts ranging from 8-18 inches are likely,” according to the National Weather Service’s forecast office in Mount Holly. “Lower snowfall amounts will occur farther south and closer to the coast, where more wintry mix is likely. Higher snowfall amounts will occur farther north.”
The storm could also include a wintry mix in parts of southern New Jersey along with a dangerous coating of ice.
“A light glaze to 0.10 inches of ice is possible, especially near and southeast of I-95,” the weather service said.
The National Weather Service said a light glaze to a tenth of an inch of ice is possible, especially near and southeast of I-95.National Weather Service and Canva
Forecasters from AccuWeather are predicting 6 to 12 inches of snow across the entire Garden State.
The storm has been a tricky one to predict, because it involves several different pieces of energy that need to come together, forecasters said, noting that the first piece is a storm system that just developed near the coast of California earlier today.
That system is expected to merge with another one after moving across the southern and central U.S., then redevelop off the Atlantic coast to become the big snowstorm that will impact New Jersey starting late Saturday night.
A major winter storm is expected to hit New Jersey this weekend with increasing chances of 10 or more inches of snow, forecasters said. Winter storm watches have been issued starting at 7 p.m. Saturday for most of the state.AccuWeather.com
The heaviest snow is expected to fall in South Jersey Sunday morning and in the northern half of New Jersey midday Sunday and through the afternoon before winding down Sunday night. Forecasters say some light snow showers or flurries may linger into Monday morning.
Although the storm’s timing isn’t yet set in stone, several forecasters are advising New Jersey drivers to change their weekend plans and to stay off the roads on Sunday.
Winter storm watches are in effect for all 21 counties in the Garden State, ahead of the weekend storm.
In addition, cold weather alerts have been issued across the entire state for Friday night through Saturday morning because of dangerously cold wind chills between zero degrees and 10 degrees below zero expected.
All 21 counties in New Jersey are under cold weather alerts Friday night through Saturday morning because of dangerously cold wind chills between 0 degrees and 10 degrees below zero expected. Forecasters say this will pose an increased risk of hypothermia and frostbite.National Weather Service
Forecasters say that will pose an increased risk of hypothermia and frostbite to people who are outdoors without heavy layers of clothing.
And the frigid temperatures will likely linger after the weekend snowstorm.
“A prolonged period of well-below-normal temperatures is expected to continue through next week, with wind chills in the single digits to below zero at night each night,” the weather service noted.
Forecasters say snow may be mixing with sleet and freezing rain at times in the southern region of New Jersey, pushing snowfall totals down.National Weather ServiceThis is the latest snow forecast for northeastern New Jersey and the New York City metro region ahead of a large winter storm system that’s expected to arrive late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Sleet and freezing rain could result in lower snowfall totals.National Weather ServiceWind-chill readings are expected to drop below zero degrees Friday night into early Saturday across all of New Jersey and the New York City metro region.National Weather Service
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