3 Chances Of Snow In This Week's NJ Forecast

More snow could be heading toward New Jersey this week, and it could make driving a bit difficult for commuters.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for North Jersey since some light snow or mixed precipitation late Monday night and early Tuesday morning could result in hazardous travel. The National Weather Service said more snow could impact the region by Tuesday night, likely after 10 p.m. The snow will likely impact the Philadelphia suburbs in South Jersey and Northwest Jersey.

The snow will likely be part of an Alberta Clipper storm that is expected to lay a swath of snow and slippery travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast early this week, according to an AccuWeather release.

“A strong arctic cold front will drop south through the Great Lakes and far interior Northeast [early this week], with snow showers and blinding squalls,” AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said in the release.

The most snow could arrive on Thursday and/or Friday, however.

The National Weather Service expects that there could be enough snow to cover all of New Jersey as early as 7 a.m. on Thursday.

Snow could fall sporadically after that, but more is expected to fall either Thursday night or during the day on Friday.

The cold could be what triggers the additional snow, paving the way for another clipper to move through the Northeast late in the week, according to AccuWeather.

Here is the forecast:

• Monday: afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Monday night: A slight chance of snow after 2 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and sleet before 7 a.m., then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
• Tuesday night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
• Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, possible snow with a high near 32.
• Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, possible snow, with a low around 18.
• Friday: A chance of snow showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Friday night: A chance of snow showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

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