New Jersey
Light snow forecast expands to nearly half of N.J. after rain, high winds today
A cool, damp day is in store for New Jersey with rain during the day and northwestern areas of the state getting a dusting of snow at night, forecasters say.
Rain totals have been dialed back but Thursday’s moisture is “still a generous and much needed precipitation event,” especially for North Jersey, the National Weather Service said in its morning forecast discussion.
“The signal remains clear that the heaviest rain will fall across our northern zones with considerably less to the south, but overall, forecast precipitation has diminished slightly.”
By the time the last of the moisture pushes away from the state on Friday night, precipitation amounts will range from 1.5-2 inches in northwestern regions to a tenth to quarter inch in southern New Jersey. Central portions of the state should wind up with a half-inch to an inch of rain.
Overall, the rain will help New Jersey’s drought, but won’t come close to alleviating it.
New Jersey will receive some much-needed rain on Thursday, Nov. 21. Northern parts of the state will also get a dusting of snow at night.National Weather Service
“The drought is much too extensive and too significant to be resolved by one storm,” AccuWeather.com said.
The other story Thursday will be gusty winds that could reach as high as 25 mph inland and 40 mph along the Jersey Shore.
Rain will be mainly light, though heavier showers are possible at times, according to the weather service’s New York office, which covers Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties.
High temperatures will top out in the low 50s around mid-afternoon.
Rain will change to light snow tonight in northern New Jersey with less than an inch expected in general. Hilly areas in Sussex and parts of Passaic counties could see slightly higher totals. Lows will be in the 30s.
Some scattered light rain is expected Friday before it tapers off at night from west to east, according to forecasters. It’ll be a chilly, breezy day with highs only in the 40s before temps dip into the 30s overnight.
Dry weather returns for the weekend with mostly sunny conditions and highs in the low 50s both days. The forecast is the almost the same for Monday and Tuesday, though temps will be slightly warmer.
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