Winter Weather Advisory Issued In Parts Of NJ

NEW JERSEY - Over 200 flights have been canceled in New Jersey amid a major storm moving across the country, which is expected to bring freezing rain, sleet and up to four tenths of an inch of ice to the state through Friday.

Six Garden State counties were issued a winter weather advisory effective through Friday evening, per the National Weather Service. Freezing rain in some areas of North Jersey, alongside ice accumulation, could make power outages and hazardous road conditions possible. The counties under the advisory are:

• Sussex
• Warren
• Morris
• Passaic
• Bergen
• Essex

Moderate to locally heavy rain Thursday, coupled with rapid snow melt and between 1 and 2 inches of additional rainfall on Friday will also result in localized flooding, the National Weather Service said. Also, any standing water on roads is likely to freeze as temperatures fall to below freezing Friday night.

In the northwestern region of the state, freezing rain is expected to change over to snow and sleet with minimal accumulation. Sussex County alone is anticipated to see up to .4 inches of freezing rain.

“Be prepared for slippery conditions on area roads and walkways. Postpone travel if possible,” the National Weather Service said.

“The freezing rain is forecast to transition to sleet and snow before ending late on Friday afternoon. Little snow accumulation is expected.”

And while freezing rain should arrive in central New Jersey on Friday morning, forecasters are still uncertain when slush will hit the northwest and southeastward portions of the state.

Temperatures may not fall below freezing there until late Friday afternoon as the back edge of the precipitation begins to move off the coast,” the National Weather Service said.

Most of the Garden State is also under a dense fog advisory Thursday through 1 p.m., the weather agency said.

Here’s the latest forecast:

North Jersey

Thursday: Rain. Areas of fog. High near 42. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain. Steady temperature around 43. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday: Rain or freezing rain before 3 p.m., then freezing rain and sleet. Temperature falling to around 28 by 5 p.m. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

South Jersey

Thursday: Periods of rain. Patchy fog before 3 p.m. High near 50. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 42. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Rain. Temperature falling to around 35 by 4 p.m. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain and snow likely before 9 p.m., then a slight chance of snow between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

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

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.