Forecast: 5-10 inches of snow Thursday
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Winter Storm Warning for snow...which is in effect from midnight tonight to 4 p.m. EST Thursday, with snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches.
A wintry mix will overspread the area from the west near midnight reaching the northern New Jersey coast by 4 am. The event will likely begin as snow north of the I-78 corridor. Elsewhere, rain will change over to snow from northwest to southeast into early Thursday morning. Sleet may mix in briefly during the transition from rain to snow. The snow likely will be heavy for a time Thursday morning before tapering off quickly from west to east during midday or the afternoon.
The heavy snow will make many roads potentially impassable for several hours during the worst part of the storm which should be 5 am to 10 am. There may be widespread power outages due to the weight of the snow on tree limbs and power lines. The threat for power outages will be less where temperatures are mostly below 30 degrees during the snow.
Today will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tonight:: A chance of rain and snow before 1am, then snow and sleet between 1am and 2am, then snow after 2am. The snow and sleet could be heavy at times. Low around 26. North wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Thursday: Snow, mainly before noon. High near 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday Night: Isolated snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Friday Night: A chance of light snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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