NJ Weather: Winter Weather Advisory In 18 NJ Counties

NEW JERSEY – A winter weather advisory will be in effect in 18 New Jersey counties now that more snow is heading toward the Garden State.

The snow is expected to begin impacting New Jersey beginning after 7 p.m. on Wednesday and last until 12 noon on Thursday.

Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are expected, according to the National Weather Service, but other forecasters have estimated higher.

Here are the impacted areas:

Here's what else you should expect:

• IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.
• ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow is forecast to move in from the west by late this evening, continuing through the Thursday morning commute, before shifting east of the area by the midday hours.
• Although snow rates will not be particularly high, temperatures are expected to be below freezing, so roads and sidewalks are expected to become snow-covered.

Here are the estimated snow totals for the region:

AccuWeather has estimated that as many as 3 to 12 inches could fall in New Jersey beginning on Wednesday night and lasting until Friday.

AccuWeather noted that New Jersey has become an epicenter for heavy snowfall in February, and that pattern doesn’t appear like it will break any time soon as the displaced polar vortex will keep sending bitterly cold Arctic air southward across the United States.

Periods of snow and ice will continue to push into the mid-Atlantic Wednesday night and engulf much of the Northeast by the end of the day on Thursday, according to AccuWeather. By Friday, the center of the storm may be off the Atlantic coast, allowing for locally heavy snow in parts of the mid-Atlantic, according to AccuWeather.

Travel could be significantly impacted by this storm, and for more than one day, AccuWeather Vice President of Forecasting and Graphic Operations Marshall Moss said in a release. Should more of the ice occur as sleet as opposed to freezing rain, a lower risk of power outages may result as sleet does not cling to elevated surfaces, according to AccuWeather.

Here is the forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. North wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday night: Snow likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Thursday: A chance of snow, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Thursday night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.
• Friday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
• Saturday: A chance of rain and snow between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a chance of snow after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Saturday night: A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1 a.m., then a chance of freezing rain between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., then a chance of rain after 4 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
• Sunday: A chance of rain before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
• Washington's Birthday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.