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N.J. weather: 2 shots of light snow in forecast as cold air lingers
A plume of frigid air from Central Canada is expected to stick around New Jersey for the next several days, and it could play a role in bringing light snow showers to our region, forecasters say.
One batch of snow may fall in southern New Jersey Sunday night, and it could leave a very light coating on the ground, the National Weather Service said.
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Forecasters are also keeping an eye on an Alberta Clipper system — a fast-moving storm coming from the Alberta region of Canada — that could get close enough to New Jersey and the New York City suburbs to drop some snow Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Parts of southern New Jersey could get a light coating of snow Sunday evening, Dec. 1, and other areas of the state could get light snow showers in the middle of next week, according to weather forecasters.National Weather Service
“With the cold airmass in place, light snow is expected across much of the region, with a rain/snow mix a bit closer to the coast and NYC,” the weather service’s New York regional forecast office said. “Precipitation should be light with this system and little to no snow accumulations are expected at this time.”
Forecasters from AccuWeather say a huge dip in the jet stream, a narrow band of strong currents in the atmosphere, is allowing cold arctic air from Canada to drop as far south as North Carolina. The big dip is pushing temperatures in many central and eastern U.S. states about 5 to 15 degrees below normal for late November and early December.
The cold air is expected to stick around New Jersey this entire week, with daytime highs only reaching the upper 30s to low 40s and overnight lows dropping down into the upper teens to low 20s.
A blast of frigid air is keeping New Jersey and many other states about 5 to 15 degrees colder than normal for late November and early December.AccuWeather
Some parts of Sussex, Warren and Burlington counties got as cold as the upper teens Saturday morning, according to temperature data from the Rutgers NJ Weather Network.
Among the coldest spots were Walpack (18 degrees), High Point Monument (19 degrees), Oxford (19 degrees) and Woodland Township (19 degrees).
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