New Jersey
When will snow, sleet, ice storm end for N.J.? Latest forecast for messy morning commute.
A major winter storm that has already dumped a foot of heavy snow in some parts of New Jersey is expected to continue overnight, creating significant travel hazards for the Monday morning commute.
Winter storm warnings remain in effect until 1 p.m. Monday for nearly all New Jersey counties. The warning was canceled for Cape May County on Sunday evening after temperatures rose enough for a transition to rain.
“Wintry precipitation in its current form will continue through into the evening, then begin to wind down and end by around midnight or so,” the National Weather Service said. “Some guidance has hinted at some light snow occurring again Sunday night into early Monday morning before ending.”
Statewide temperatures will be well below freezing overnight, and any wet roads have high chance of refreezing, the weather service said.
“Monday morning will be very cold, in the low teens to mid 20s across the region,” the weather service said. “Roads and sidewalks will remain frozen or refreeze tonight, resulting in a hard slush or black ice.”
Hundreds of school districts throughout the state announced closures on Monday to dig out from the storm.
A state of emergency remains in effect for all 21 counties.
Ridgefield in Bergen County and Wayne in Passaic County both had reports of 12 inches of snow as of 5 p.m., according to the weather service.
A layer of ice between 0.10 to 0.25 inch remains a concern across a wider area along the I-95 corridor and areas just south and east.
Arctic air will remain in place with temperatures below freezing through next weekend with multiple cold fronts.
High temperatures will largely remain in the teens and 20s throughout the week, with low temperatures in the single digits to several degrees below zero.
Wind gusts are expected to reach 30 to 35 mph at times throughout the week, with wind chills ranging from the single digits to teens during the day and zero to minus 10 degrees at night in most areas.
With such a prolonged period of below-freezing temperatures, the new snow is not expected to melt much.
Aside from a slight chance of snow Thursday, dry weather is expected through the extended forecast period.