The National Weather Service (NWS) in Mount Holly has expanded Winter Storm Warnings to include all of southeastern Pennsylvania and portions of central New Jersey. The forecast has trended colder and snowier,
Snow will start falling between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in North Jersey and could begin as a brief wintery mix before turning to snow by early afternoon.
Gov. Phil Murphy​ declared a State of Emergency across 21 counties in New Jersey that will be in effect at 8 a.m. Sunday.
High temperatures in North Jersey will be in the 20s on Monday, Jan. 20, and then drop into the teens to around 20 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Low temperatures Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings will be in the single digits.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for New York and New Jersey on Thursday. Forecasters say there is a chance of afternoon snow showers which could lead to some slippery spots during the evening commute.
Part of New Jersey could see a dusting of snow Thursday, but Sunday has more snow potential especially for the North Jersey region.
Snowfall is expected to be light and concentrated along the Jersey Shore region. Ocean and Monmouth counties might see up to 1 inch of snow accumulation. Further south, the Cape May County area is expected to receive the most snow, with accumulations possibly topping out around 2 inches.
New Jersey is under a State of Emergency declared Sunday by Gov. Phil Murphy, due to severe storms causing hazardous winter weather conditions, including heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain, high wind gusts and freezing temperatures.
Temperatures are expected to hit single digits, with wind chills in the negatives, after a Jan. 19 storm dumps snow across much of New Jersey.
Winter storm warnings have been issued for parts of eight New Jersey counties where 5 to 8 inches of snow is expected to fall Sunday, with up to 10 inches possible in some spots. The warnings from the National Weather Service include Hunterdon,
The forecasts for this weekend’s winter storm have been flip-flopping for several days because of the uncertainty over how close the storm will track to New Jersey. The track, along with how much cold air pushes in ahead of the storm and how fast the system moves,