Winter Weather Advisory For Christmas Eve, Day In Parts Of NJ

Christmas Eve travel conditions could be perilous in parts of New Jersey, where a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued due to the likelihood of freezing rain tonight. "The ice will result in very slippery conditions on sidewalks, roads and bridges," the National Weather Service said.

The Winter Weather Advisory is in place in northern New Jersey, including in Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Union, Morris, Warren and Sussex counties. The advisory goes from 6 p.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Monday. According to the National Weather Service, additional ice accumulations of a light glaze to a few hundredths of an inch are expected. The freezing rain could mix with snow at times.

The precipitation will be rain in the southern parts of the state.

The freezing rain is part of a storm system that is expected to bring snow to areas north of New Jersey, making travel along the northeast tricky during the holiday weekend.

Highways that are likely to be the most affected by the storm include Interstate 70, I-76, I-78, I-80, I-81, I-84, I-86, I-87, I-88, I-89, I-90, I-91, I-93, I-95 and I-390, AccuWeather predicts. "Expect delays due to slippery runways and deicing operations at Pittsburgh, New York City and Boston," AccuWeather said in a news release.

Here is the forecast for North Jersey:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tonight: Rain and snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 2am, then rain between 2am and 5am, then rain, snow, and sleet likely after 5am. Low around 31. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Christmas Day: Snow likely, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 10 to 14 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind around 10 mph.

Here is the forecast for South Jersey:

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tonight: Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 34. East wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

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