A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect for the counties of Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer, Salem, Cumberland, Ocean, Cape May, Atlantic, Hudson, Union, and eastern Essex from Saturday night until 1 p.m. Sunday.
Forecasters predicted that the region will receive between three and five inches of snow overall, however some places would receive more than five inches. One-inch-per-hour snowfall rates are also feasible.
According to the
National Weather Service, "the heaviest totals (are expected) along I-95 and locations just southeast of I-95 in southern New Jersey and northern Delmarva."