Winter Weather Advisory NW New Jersey
Winter Weather Advisory NW New Jersey
Winter Weather Advisory is now posted for Sussex County in Northern New Jersey and for Orange County in the Hudson Valley. A large area of rain is moving northeastward and that rain has already changed over to wet snow over a large portion of Central Pennsylvania and it is moving into Northeast Pennsylvania at the moment as shown on the radars below.
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN, WET SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM IN THE POCONOS AND BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY. PRECIPITATION THEN CHANGES OVER TO SNOW AND COULD BECOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO RAIN DURING THE OVERNIGHT IN THE WARMER VALLEYS. HOWEVER, POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGH-ELEVATION RIDGES. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS, BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS EVENING. THE EVENING RUSH COULD BE IMPACTED IF THE HEAVIER SNOW ARRIVES IN TIME. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL MAY CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHERE A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICING FORMS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
The maps below are the National Weather Service forecast snow maps with the most likely snowfall prediction. Note the advisory calls for 2 to 4 inches in the highest elevations of Sussex County and 1 to 4 inches for parts of Orange County, Be sure to check the time stamps of the snow maps as they will update at 5pm. You can come back to this page to check it.
...WINTRY WEATHER TONIGHT... NYZ067-062315- /O.CON.KOKX.WW.Y.0014.161206T2300Z-161207T1100Z/ ORANGE- 1146 AM EST TUE DEC 6 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ORANGE COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AT ELEVATIONS OVER 1000 FT. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER DARK...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
