Snow Updates In Hillsborough: Snow Totals, Virtual School

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Snow and sleet fell on Hillsborough creating an icy commute Friday morning.

All Hillsborough Public Schools will be an all virtual day. All after school activities are canceled and campuses will be closed

Hillsborough Township Municipal Building will have a delayed opening for Friday and will open at 10:30 a.m.

Residents are reminded that Ordinance 143-21 prohibits parking on snow-covered roads. When snow is anticipated, use off-street parking as an alternative. Vehicles are subject to summonses and the potential of being towed at the owner's expense.

It is necessary to have the streets accessible and free from vehicles parked on the side to allow for the plows to complete their work.

Parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.

Additionally, residents are reminded that there are motor vehicle statutes that require all snow and ice to be cleared from a vehicle before operating said vehicle on the roadway. This is to avoid flying ice and snow, which can potentially cause visibility problems for other drivers.

Snow should not be shoveled, thrown nor deposited in the roadway from sidewalks and driveways. When clearing sidewalks and driveways, please pile snow on the side of the driveway and do not throw it in the street.

Snow Totals

Here are the latest snow totals, according to the National Weather Service:

• Basking Ridge - 4.0 in
• Bridgewater - 4 in
• Branchburg Twp - 3.8 in
• Hillsborough - 3.5 in
• Warren - 3.5 in
• Manville - 3.5 in
• Somerville -3.1 in

Here is the forecast:

Thursday Night: Snow and sleet, becoming all snow after 9 p.m. Low around 25. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: Snow and sleet before 4 p.m., then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. High near 33. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 7 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

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