NJ weather: up to 8 inches of snow expected in the next winter storm this week. Latest information on timing, snowfall forecasts.

As rain pours out of New Jersey later this morning, forecasters are drawing attention to another winter storm on Thursday that is expected to drop as much as 8 inches of snow on parts of the state.

Snow will start to fall on Thursday morning and spread by noon. Later, snow will turn into a wintry mix over most of New Jersey, with parts of the Jersey Shore and South Jersey falling to rain. The precipitation should erupt by Friday morning.

The weather service says 2 to 3 inches will accumulate in South Jersey, 4 to 6 inches will decrease in Central Jersey and 6 to 8 inches will accumulate in North Jersey, although the counties of Bergen, Essex and Hudson will increase in the 4 to 6 inches must stay. tape.

NJ weather: snow forecast for this week

Another winter storm is expected to hit New Jersey from Thursday, with up to 8 inches of snow in some places, according to the National Weather Service and Accuweather forecast.

NJ weather: snow forecast for this week

Another winter storm is expected to hit New Jersey from Thursday, with up to 8 inches of snow in some places, according to the National Weather Service and Accuweather forecast.

According to AccuWeather.com, the southern half of the state will receive 1 to 3 inches and the northern half 3 to 6 inches. The whole of New Jersey will also become infested with a combination of winter precipitation, the private weather forecasting company says.

In its morning forecast discussion, the National Weather Service says the biggest questions surrounding the storm are how much accumulation the initial “down” snow brings and how quickly the snow turns into a mixture of rain, sleet and snow.

NJ weather: snow forecast for this week

Another winter storm is expected to hit New Jersey from Thursday, with up to 8 inches of snow possible in some places, according to the National Weather Service and Accuweather forecast.

NJ precipitation type 18-19 February

Snow will turn into a wintry mix in most of New Jersey on Thursday, forecasters say.National Weather Service

Temperatures in parts of the state northwest of the Interstate 95 corridor may not rise above freezing during the storm and will only receive frozen precipitation.

Meanwhile, an ice storm warning in Sussex County remains in effect until 9 a.m., with two to four tenths of ice likely to rise, the National Weather Service said.

Rain elsewhere on Tuesday should push out by 9 a.m. and pave the way for a cloudy day with relatively mild high temperatures in the 40s. On Wednesday it will be dry and sunny, but colder as the pace struggles to reach the freezing point of 32 degrees.

After the next storm, AccuWeather says, the Mid-Atlantic region will enter a pattern of less stormy weather by the end of February.

Jeff Goldman can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @JGoldmanNJ.

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