2 Chances For Snow Next Week In NJ

It's going to feel like Ground Hog Day again. Before it's even Groundhog Day.

The National Weather Service is forecasting that snow will make a return to New Jersey on Monday night and Tuesday morning. And then another storm could make its way to the region by Groundhog Day, which is Friday, Feb. 2.

Snow and slippery travel could be a factor for the Tuesday morning commute. Here is the NWS forecast for 7 a.m. on Tuesday:

Temperatures are expected to reach the 50s – with wind chills in the 30s – on Saturday and Sunday. But a southern storm is expected to turn northward, and just enough cold air may arrive to produce snow showers on Monday night and Tuesday morning in New Jersey, according to an AccuWeather release.

"How quickly these three components come together will determine the extent of dry air and flurries versus accumulating snow," AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok said in the release.

There is the potential for slippery roads and airline delays from Monday night to part of Tuesday. But snow and the risk of slippery travel in the Northeast next week may not end there, according to AccuWeather.

Following another surge of warm air during the middle part of next week, cold air will advance and produce another swath of rain late in the week, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said in the release.

"If a storm manages to develop as the cold air is sweeping in, then rain may change to snow and accumulate across the Appalachians, eastern Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes region spanning next Friday and Friday night," Anderson said.

It's possible that the transition from rain to snow may extend to the East Coast by Groundhog Day, depending on the storm track. Such a storm, if it materializes, may affect flights in the Interstate 95 corridor for fans heading to Minnesota for the Super Bowl, according to AccuWeather.

Here is the forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
• Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Saturday night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Sunday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Sunday night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
• Monday night: A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Tuesday: A chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
• Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

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