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How Will 'Bomb Cyclone' Impact Livingston? Snow, Wind Gusts Expected: See When
Livingston area residents should expect rain most of Saturday and a small snow accumulation, the NWS said. Find out when it may start.
LIVINGSTON, NJ — A potential mix of rain and snow that could become a "bomb cyclone" on Saturday, according to forecasters, is expected to drench Livingston most of the day, leaving a small accumulation of snow.
On Saturday, temperatures will drop and wind speed will increase throughout the day, with gusts as high as 38 m.p.h. in the Livingston area, the National Weather Service said.
The NWS predicts that rain will start in the Livingston area after 1 a.m. Saturday morning. It will continue until 2 or 3 p.m., at which point it may turn to sleet and snow (see full forecast below).
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Forecasters say the chance of precipitation Saturday is 100 percent.
While wind gusts could reach 38 m.p.h. Saturday night, the sleet and snow accumulation will be less than an inch.
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Maps of potential snow totals and wind gusts in North Jersey can be found here.
Accuweather said that the storm could become a "bomb cyclone," a low-pressure area that undergoes rapid strengthening, most often during strong winds. READ MORE: 'Bomb Cyclone' In Forecast For North Jersey
Here is the NWS forecast for Livingston:
Friday Night: A chance of drizzle before 1 a.m., then a chance of rain or drizzle between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., then rain after 4 a.m. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday: Rain, snow, and sleet before 2 p.m., then snow and sleet likely between 2 p.m. and
3 p.m., then snow likely after 3 p.m. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5 p.m. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 7 p.m. Blustery, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
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