Frost Advisory Issued For North Jersey

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — With fall in full swing and winter slowly getting closer, the National Weather Service has issued the first frost advisory for Warren and Sussex Counties, and part of Passaic County.

In effect from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, residents in northern New Jersey could see "fairly widespread frost," the NWS says. Temperatures will stay in the lower to mid 30s during the night, and any sensitive plants could be killed by the frost, they warn.

It will like warm up after that, with high temperatures in the 60s or 70s for much of next week, and lows in the mid-to-low 40s. Any chill should be offset by sunshine.

This year's first frost warning comes earlier than last year's. The first frost of fall hit on Oct. 16 in 2018.