Princeton Opens Warming Centers As Temperatures Dip Monday

PRINCETON, NJ — With temperatures dipping across the Garden State, Princeton has opened warming Centers across town on Monday.

These centers will provide a warm, safe space for residents in need.

“We encourage everyone to check on their neighbors, especially seniors and those who may be vulnerable to the cold,” authorities said. Here’s where the warming centers are located:

• Community Room, 400 Witherspoon Street, 9 – 5 p.m.
• East Conference Room, 1 Monument Drive, 9 – 5 p.m.
• Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, 9-5 p.m.

According to the local forecast, a wintry mix of freezing rain and light snow will coat New Jersey in a Christmas Eve storm, potentially glazing the roads with ice on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

Following a bitterly cold Monday, a clipper system slides into the region and snow is on tap for the morning of Dec. 24, the National Weather Service said.

Here’s the weather forecast for the next few days:

• Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly before 10 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
• Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
• Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
• Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

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