Arctic Cold Front Expected to Bring Snow on Friday Night

Arctic Cold Front Expected to Bring Snow on Friday Night to NJ

This weekend, New Jersey may see dangerously severe wind chills after a brief blast of snow on Friday night due to an Arctic cold front.

Two waves of snowfall are predicted for Friday and Saturday morning, with modest accumulations of up to half an inch likely throughout the majority of the state.

In the first round, light snowfall may occur during the day.

According to the National Weather Service, "the second round would be associated with the cold front itself, where snow squalls are possible along the immediate front." "This late Friday night into early Saturday morning could result in a brief burst of accumulating snowfall."

This week's brief rise above freezing will be followed by a return to extremely cold temperatures and wind chills during the weekend due to the cold front.

Saturday's high temperatures are expected to be in the teens to low 20s.

The chilly air on Saturday afternoon and evening will be accompanied by strong winds with gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

Wind chills will range from 10 to 25 degrees below zero, and overnight lows on Saturday and Sunday will drop to single digits and as low as 5 degrees below zero.

According to the weather service, gusty gusts will persist throughout Sunday, although they won't be as intense as they were on Saturday. Temperatures will be below average through the middle of next week, but conditions will start to significantly improve by Monday.

Monday's high temperatures are predicted to be in the upper 20s to mid-30s, and they will remain below average through Thursday.

Ahead of the snow on Friday night, the forecast for the rest of the work week calls for highs in the upper 20s to mid-30s and lows in the single digits and teens.

That’s still about 5 to 10 degrees below normal for this time of year in New Jersey.

According to the weather service, "it will be cold at times overall, but more in the way of seasonably cool for the rest of the work week."

The Delaware River is almost completely covered in ice from south of Trenton upstream to Washington Crossing as river ice continues to spread across local bay waters and inland estuaries.

The ice is predicted to continue growing before decreasing this week if there is no anticipated warming into the 40s or heavy rainfall. Check the latest forecast.