New Jersey
Updated NJ Winter Storm Snow, Rain Predictions: See Forecast
NEW JERSEY – Snow lovers in most parts of the Garden State may be underwhelmed during next week’s winter storm, forecasters said in an update Friday.
Though it’s still too early to tell how much snow will fall and where, New Jersey is slated to see more rain and/or a wintery mix rather than snow during a late winter storm set to hit the state Monday and Tuesday, per the latest predictions from the National Weather Service.
“The overall pattern is not very conducive to significant snowfall along and east of the I-95 corridor, as a nearly perfect balance of all these factors would need to take place,” the National Weather Service said. “Also working against snowier outcomes, fairly mild air and easterly winds flowing off the Atlantic on Monday should tend to keep the precipitation mainly in the form of rain outside of our far northwest zones.”
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The counties most likely to see flurries are north of I-95, especially northwestern New Jersey, on Monday night into Tuesday morning, forecasters said.
However, if the storm strengthens into its “full potential,” additional sleet and snow accumulation could trigger travel delays into Valentine’s Day, which falls on Wednesday this year, AccuWeather said.
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“The details of when, where and how much snow remain highly uncertain,” the National Weather Service added.
While South Jersey is most likely to see plain rain, there’s still a 40 percent chance of over 4 inches of snow in northwestern New Jersey and a 30 percent chance for about 2 inches of snow near I-95 in Philadelphia, per the National Weather Service.
“One thing is for sure, this storm will start a pattern that brings colder, more active weather from the Midwest to the Northeast with reinforcing shots of seasonably cold air masses with the potential for some clipper systems to bring snow events,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Dean DeVore said.
Though the 2023-24 winter season has seen far below the average snow totals so far, the ongoing El Nino climate pattern associated with coastal storms, temperature swings and snowier late winters in New Jersey may shake things up later this season, Patch previously reported. NJ Snowstorms Likely Into Spring, New Forecast Says
Regardless of whether the region will see snow or rain, Garden State residents will still be able to enjoy spring-like temperatures before any signs of next week’s storm, with high temperatures hovering around the 50s through Sunday.
Here’s the latest forecast, per the National Weather Service:
North Jersey
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 14 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Central Jersey
Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers after 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
South Jersey
Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers after 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
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U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-Mercer, said in a statement on Facebook that she has been briefed about the incident and her office is monitoring the situation.
Pazmino said her organization is calling on members of the community to come together.
“Brown and Black immigrant communities and nonimmigrant communities are welcome, and should be uniting against this force,” she said.
She is also calling on local officials to assist relatives of those taken into custody.
“We need to support families affected by these kidnappings, with mutual aid, donations and anything else you think will help each other,” Pazmino said.
A woman identified as Andrea, while holding her 1-year-old daughter, Genesis, tearfully spoke in Spanish about the anguish she feels and her fears about the future without her husband Christian, one of the men taken into custody. A friend, who translated her word into English, said Christian was a good and honest man.
“If he used to see a neighbor carrying something heavy, he would run to help them. If a friend needed a favor, he didn’t ask, he just did it,” she said.
She said “his daughter was his whole world. He would wake up to her and give her kisses every morning. He would play with her after a long day at work. He loved us and protected us. He didn’t do anything wrong, so why was he taken?”
The Rev. Erich Kussman, St. Bartholomew’s pastor, said the entire Lutheran Church stands with the family.
“Anything you need, you can come to us. I want you to know that. I will stand with you, and we will do what we can to protect you, because that’s the call of the gospel of Jesus Christ,” he said.
“Standing with ICE is antithetical to the gospel of Jesus Christ, hands down,” he added. “Fifty-one times the scriptures tell us to welcome the immigrant and foreigner as one of our own. If you’re not living true to that gospel, the words of Christ himself, you are not a Christian, no matter what you claim to be.”
With immigration enforcement activity on the rise in New Jersey, lawmakers have proposed several bills to expand protections for immigrant communities. One measure called the “Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered Act” would allow individuals to file a lawsuit against ICE agents who violate their constitutional rights.
Another proposed bill would require any business that operates a private prison or detention facility in the state to pay a tax equal to 50% of the taxpayer’s gross receipts derived from the operation of the facility during the previous year. The bill also stipulates all revenues generated would go to an “immigration protection fund.”
Recently proposed legislation would prohibit ICE agents from ever holding a public job in the Garden State, and New Jersey U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim are proposing legislation to prevent new funding for the Department of Homeland Security from being used to purchase a warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey.
Requests for comment from ICE and the U.S. Marshals Service were not immediately returned.
A brief respite from cold weather is ahead of New Jersey this weekend, before temperatures continue to rise late next week, according to the National Weather Service.
Saturday, Feb. 28 will be sunny across the Garden State, and temperatures will be comfortable, reaching the high 40s and low 50s.
Then, a brief artic cold front is expected to move into the region late on Saturday night, bringing temps to low 30’s and some scattered snow showers on Sunday, especially in North Jersey.
During the week, a couple low pressure systems are in the NWS forecast. Little snow if any is expected from these systems, especially in the late week, when a significant warm-up is expected.
Asbury Park and Monmouth County weekend weather forecast
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday: Partly sunny and a chance of snow before 1 p.m. The high should be near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wildwoods and Atlantic County weather forecast
Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday: Partly sunny and a slight chance of rain before 1 p.m. The high should be near 44. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Newark and Essex County weather forecast
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Saturday night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 32.
Sunday: Cloudy and scattered snow showers before 1 p.m. Then gradual clearing of skies, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Juan Carlos Castillo is a New Jersey-based trending reporter for the USA Today Network. Find him on Twitter at _JCCastillo.
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