Snow, Winter Weather Could Hit Hackettstown

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — Hackettstown residents could be facing between 2 and 4 inches of snow to arrive on Sunday night.

The wintry mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and then rain is expected to make its way through the area Sunday night into Monday.

The National Weather Service originally forecast 3 to 5 inches of precipitation, but has lowered its predictions, while adding in a Winter Weather advisory.

As clouds roll in on very early Sunday morning, temperatures are expected to be around 2 degrees, then likely to hover at 29 during the day.

Having originally predicted snow to arrive after 1 a.m. into Monday, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, snow is now expected to fall before midnight on Sunday, with sleet, freezing rain and then a changeover to rain after 1 a.m. heading into Monday. There is the possibility of overnight wind gusts up to 40 mph.

Temperatures on Monday are expected to rise to 39 degrees, with a chance of snow that will likely yield little accumulation but could bring wind gusts up to 30 mph.

Here’s the latest National Weather Service forecast into Monday:

Through Sunday Morning: Clear, with a low around 2. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 29. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Snow and sleet before midnight, then freezing rain between midnight and 1am, then rain after 1am. Temperature rising to around 38 by 4am. Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday: Rain likely before noon, then a chance of rain and snow between noon and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

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