Snow Or Rain Could Make For Messy Commute In Somerset County

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — Mid-morning snow or rain could make for a messy drive home for Somerset County commuters, with some areas potentially getting three inches of snow.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Bergen, Essex, Passaic, Somerset, Union, Morris, Warren and Sussex Counties ahead of Thursday's snow and rain. Most areas are expected to get between one and two inches of light snow, with areas in higher elevations looking at three inches.

Snow will give way to rain later in the day Thursday, and drivers should watch out for black ice on the roads as they head home. That rain will continue all weekend, with two inches expected to fall by Sunday night. Warmer temperatures through the weekend should eliminate the risk of icing.

Here is the full weekend weather forecast, according to the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of snow before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 10am and noon, then a chance of rain after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 41. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Light northeast wind.

Friday: A chance of rain after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Friday Night: Rain. Low around 42. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 1 a.m., then a chance of rain after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

With reporting by Katie Kausch

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