UPDATE: Winter Weather, Wind Advisories In Effect As Snow Falls In Brick

UPDATE, 3 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for much of Ocean County. That is in addition to a wind advisory, and both are in effect until midnight.

Brick Township School officials announced the cancellation of all afterschool and evening programs in the district as a result of the weather.

Snow began falling in much of the county after 2 p.m., but the advisory still predicts little accumulation. Instead the bigger concern is that the snow, combined with rain that fell earlier, will have a significant likelihood of flash freezing, creating hazardous travel conditions on roads.

Untreated walkways, parking lots and sidewalks will pose a danger as well.

The wind advisory is predicting northwest winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts 45 mph, and the wind chill will be around zero.

EARLIER:

Ocean County may have escaped the snowy, icy mess in North Jersey, but the National Weather Service is calling for a rapid drop in temperatures during the afternoon and into Monday night.

You can expect rain showers up until 5 p.m., with a high of 48 degrees and westerly winds between 16 to 18 miles per hour, with gusts up to 32 miles per hour. Little or no snow accumulation is expected, the NWS says.

Snow showers are possible tonight, before skies gradually clear and bitter cold settles over the area. Expect a low of 16 degrees.

“Temperatures will fall rapidly this afternoon and evening, causing any exposed or untreated wet surfaces to freeze,” according to the NWS. “Northwest winds may gust between 40 to 45 miles per hour later today.”

The wind chill will be around zero.

The outlook for Tuesday is mostly sunny with a high of 28 degrees, Winds will be from the northwest at 10 to 17 miles per hour.