There’s a chance that some of the rain may arrive while the temperature is near freezing in some northern locations of western New Jersey. As a result the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory just in case. I expect this to be primarily in northern areas around and north of interstate 80.

WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…MORRISTOWN…JIM THORPE…
BETHLEHEM…EASTON
321 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS…POCONOS…PORTIONS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY…AND
NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES…FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS…A TRACE TO LESS THAN 1 TENTH INCH OF ICE AND A
DUSTING OF SNOW.

* WINDS…EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 MPH OR LESS.

* TEMPERATURES…LOWS WILL BE NEAR 30.

* IMPACTS…EVEN TRACE AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL LEAD TO
SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVER
PASSES FROM LATE THIS EVENING CONTINUING THROUGH JUST AFTER
SUNRISE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BY CALLING OUR TRAINED SPOTTER LINE…POSTING TO THE NWS MOUNT
HOLLY FACEBOOK PAGE…OR USING TWITTER @NWS_MOUNTHOLLY.

SNOWFALL AND ICE ACCUMULATION FORECAST MAPS IN ADDITION TO
EXPERIMENTAL PROBABILISTIC SNOWFALL INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST
EVENT ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/WINTER