'Serious Arctic Blast' Coming To New Jersey - Including 'Bursts Of Snow'

Forecasters are saying that a "serious Arctic blast" is coming to New Jersey this week - and that it will include some hazardous weather.

That doesn't necessarily mean everybody's going to get a lot of snow; what does mean is, at the very least, temperatures are expected to drop into the 20s or 30s or lower, with some seriously cold winds.

New Jersey drivers could face slick road conditions as early as Tuesday afternoon with a storm system delivering rain, snow or mixed precipitation to parts of the region, forecasters said.

Morris, Sussex and Warren counties should expect this:

This is what the state should expect on Thursday afternoon:

And this is what the state could see Sunday night:

Indeed, a winter weather advisory is in effect for Sussex County on Tuesday.

An Arctic air blast is moving eastward, and flurries, snow squalls and lake-effect snow will create wintry travel from the Upper Midwest to part of the northeastern United States later this week, according to an AccuWeather release.

Prior to the arrival of the Arctic air and lake-effect snow, pockets of snow and a wintry mix will occur in parts of the central and northeastern U.S, according to the release.

Snow and a wintry mix will develop in parts of western Maryland, eastern West Virginia and central and northern Pennsylvania during Tuesday afternoon.

This wintry mix will then extend northeastward into parts of New York state and New England during Tuesday night. Enough snow can fall to shovel and plow, especially over the higher elevations. Travel along Interstate 80, I-81 and I-90 will be wet to slushy in the lower elevations and slippery in the higher terrain.

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