Weather forecasters are alerting drivers that roads in New Jersey could become slippery Friday afternoon and Friday night, thanks to a weak storm system that’s expected to drop a light coating of snow on our region.
The National Weather Service is calling for 1 to 2 inches of accumulating snow across the state’s southern region.
Parts of South Jersey could get 1 to 2 inches of snow late Friday into early Saturday morning, followed by several inches of additional snow from a different storm late Sunday and Monday, according to weather forecasters.National Weather Service
The weather service has issued winter weather advisories in six counties — Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem — effective from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday.
The advisories urge drivers to use caution on roads because of the likelihood of slick conditions.
“The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute,” the weather service noted.
The light snow will be followed by a blast of Arctic air this weekend, with daytime temperatures stuck in the low 30s and overnight lows dropping into the low 20s — and gusty winds making it feel even colder.
A large winter storm system could bring as much as 3 to 6 inches of snow to the South Jersey region Monday, according to forecasters from AccuWeather.AccuWeather
More snow is becoming likely on Monday, when a large storm system is expected to move in from the west. Forecasters from AccuWeather say that storm could drop 3 to 6 inches of snow in the South Jersey region and 1 to 3 inches of snow in central and north-central sections of the Garden State.
The National Weather Service says “snowfall accumulations, with potentially significant amounts greater than 4 inches within a narrow band near or south of the Philadelphia metro (area), could lead to snow-covered roads and difficult travel Sunday night through Monday.”
Because the storm is still several days away, the weather service says it has “‘low confidence (20-30%) on exact amounts for any given area, however confidence has increased (60-80%) that much of the area near and south of I-78 will experience at least a few inches of accumulating snowfall.”
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