Slippery Monday Commute In NJ: Here's What To Expect

Either some snow or freezing rain could make your commute more treacherous than usual on Monday. Throughout the state, things could get a little slippery for the hundreds of thousands of people who commute in New Jersey every day.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of North Jersey, saying scattered snow and freezing rain showers are possible Monday morning and could result in hazardous travel. Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Union and Essex counties received a winter weather advisory.

That bad weather won't escape residents of the Jersey Shore and South Jersey. If you don't get snow, you're probably going to get rain, according to the National Weather Service.

The winter weather advisory is in effect from 10 p.m. Sunday evening to 7 a.m. on Monday.

Here's the weather forecast:

• Sunday night: Snow and sleet likely before 1am, then freezing rain and sleet likely between 1am and 4am, then rain likely after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Monday: A chance of freezing rain and sleet before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Wind chill values between 30 and 40. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 7 mph.

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