Arctic cold front crossing the area with a little snow followed by frigid air tonight! More significant snow likely over the weekend into early next week!

Skies are cloudy at 5:30am this morning and temperatures are ranging from the low 30s in the Clifton area to the upper 20s in Northwest New Jersey, winds are light southwesterly.

An Arctic cold front will be crossing the area this morning, a band of light snow that is in Eastern Pennsylvania early this morning will be moving through our area shortly that may accumulate to just under an inch.  Skies will clear this afternoon, the winds will pick up and it will become much colder with temperatures falling to around 20 by sunset.

Tonight will be frigid with lows in the single digits and below zero in the colder suburbs.

Friday will be cold and dry.

A cold front will be settling through our area on Saturday and to our south on Sunday, there will be a chance of a little light snow on Saturday but snow will be more likely Sunday and Monday with even a chance that the snow will continue on Tuesday.  It is likely that 6 inches of snow will fall over this time  period.

 

 

Clearing and seasonably cold weather expected on Wednesday.

 

THE FORECAST:

TODAY – Snow likely this morning accumulating less than an inch, clearing this afternoon and becoming windy, temperatures falling from a morning high in the low 30s dropping to around 20 by sunset.

TONIGHT – Mostly clear and frigid, low around 5.

FRIDAY – Partly sunny, high in the mid 20s.

SATURDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of light snow, high in the mid 30s.

SUNDAY – Cloudy with snow likely, high in the low 30s.

MONDAY – Cloudy with snow likely, high around 30.

TUESDAY – Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow, high in the low 30s.

WEDNESDAY – Mostly sunny, high in the low 30s.

 

MARINE FORECAST:  Gale warning in effect till 10pm tonight for northwest winds gusting to 40 knots, seas 4-7 feet, freezing spray likely.

OUTLOOK – No advisories Friday and Saturday with advisories possible on Sunday and advisories more likely on Monday.

 

This may be my last post till February 15th, it all depends on internet access on the nice and warm Caribbean island of Grenada.

 

Have a good day!