Radar shows some light snow flurries to the north
Most of this probably won’t reach the ground but there is a possibility some areas could see some light snow flurries this afternoon as some warmer air moves into the area in the higher levels of the atmosphere.
NWS reported snow totals on 1/30/18
Stewartsville reported 0.9″ mostly on colder surfaces.
5 Day forecast
Cold night last night with early morning temperatures in the low teens throughout western New Jersey. Today should be mostly cloudy and on the cold side with high temperatures near 30. Temperatures tonight won’t be as cold with the clouds around. Thursday will be another cloudy day with periods of rain arriving. Colder air will be on the march in on the tail end of the rain and we could see a changeover to snow before ending.
NWS Snow Forecast for Friday
I know this sounds like a broken record but my forecast for the rain ending as snow early on Friday morning is for another coating to 1″ for western New Jersey. Could be slightly more in northern areas that will changeover sooner.
Cold Friday and Saturday will be in store and then our next chance of precipitation will be late Saturday into Sunday. Right now it looks like a wintry mix. Details as we get closer.
0.9″ of new snow was recorded in Stewartsville
Snow is over in western New Jersey except for a few flurries here and there. A coating to 1″ was received in western New Jersey as forecast.
A bigger concern is temperatures are starting to slowly fall this afternoon and are now below freezing in most of the area. Winds will pickup as well and gust 20-30 mph out of the NWS. Any melted snow or puddles could re-freeze later on and tonight if untreated so be careful!
Next system for us will be later on Thursday into Thursday night ending in the pre-dawn hours of Friday. This will be a cold front that will pass and have periods of rain. Depending on how fast the cold air comes in behind the cold front and if/where a low pressure system forms on the cold front will determine who and where any snow will occur. Right now this doesn’t look like a big deal and will be another coating to perhaps a few inches.
After that we need to keep an eye on Super Sunday night for another fast moving system. With lots of folks potentially attending parties, this will need to be watched.
Radar shows steadier snow brushing into western NJ
The heavier band of snow seen above is now brushing into our area. But it’s moving south and east so should miss northern areas. Section of eastern PA have been getting more benefits of this snow band.
But temperatures are near or just above freezing in Stewartsville so roads are wet and snow is only sticking on colder/untreated surfaces
Radar showing light snow to our west
Light snow has arrived to sections of eastern PA and is slowly moving in our direction. Look for periods of light snow to arrive in the next 1-2 hours.
NWS Snow Forecast
The NWS snow forecast has shifted slightly to the S & W showing most of the snow accumulation in eastern PA especially sections to the West and South. My forecast remains a coating to 1.” Look for the snow to finish by mid afternoon. There will be periods of snow of various intensities. I expect treated roads to be fine
Clouds to the south and east Monday morning
Western New Jersey is in between weather systems on Monday. A weak system running up the east coast was giving us some clouds to the east this morning but they have pushed further to the east as of late morning. We should see a good amount of sunshine today but more clouds will start to increase from the south and west later on for our next system for tomorrow.
NWS Snow Forecast for Tuesday
Tomorrow we will see a weakening system approaching western New Jersey from the west and south as it tries to transfer some of it’s energy to the east. This system does not look very impressive. The big question is will the snow arrive before the morning rush. As of right now there are no weather advisories, watches or warnings in the area. Most of the snow appears to stay to our west tomorrow. This system reminds me of the last system when snowed over PA most of the day as it inched closer to NJ.
The snow does look intermittent and light for Tuesday. As of right now my forecast is for a coating to 1″
The rest of the week looks cooler then we turn our attention to a rain chance late Thursday into Friday morning that can end as snow. Then will there be snow on super Sunday?
5 day forecast for western New Jersey
Chilly Friday morning will lead to a nice afternoon with light winds out of the south with a high near or just above 40’s. This sets the stage for a very nice Saturday with high in the low to mid 50’s! Clouds will increase later in the day Saturday and some rain will move in and last into early Sunday morning. Look for no more than 1/4″ rain. Sunday the rain should end by mid morning and still see temperatures in the 50’s before some colder weather arrives on Monday.
The yellow on the 5 day forecast above is a flood watch that is still in effect for places along the Delaware river. There is a lot of river ice in the river further to the north near Shawnee that is clogging up the river and causing water levels to rise.
The next chance of precipitation will be late Monday into Tuesday morning. It looks to be a weakening system that will be transferring its energy to another storm off shore. We have seen this several times this winter. This could give us a period of light snow over night Monday into Tuesday morning. So the Tuesday morning commute will need to be monitored.
I have a busy weekend and may not be able to update again until Sunday evening at the earliest. Have a great weekend!
Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 458 PM EST Wed Jan 24 2018 NJZ007-009-010-012-015-PAZ060>062-103-105-106-242330- Warren-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Mercer-Berks-Lehigh- Northampton-Western Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks- Including the cities of Washington, Flemington, Somerville, New Brunswick, Trenton, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Collegeville, Pottstown, Chalfont, Perkasie, Morrisville, and Doylestown 458 PM EST Wed Jan 24 2018 .NOW... Some flurries or brief light snow showers will be around parts of the region through early this evening. No accumulation is expected.
Radar Tuesday 10 am
There’s a lull in the rain right now but a fast moving line of gusty winds and heavy rain is approaching the area. There could even be a rumble or two of thunder. This should arrive in the next hour
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