Another Snowstorm, Heavy Winds Possible In NJ This Weekend: Here's The Forecast

NEW JERSEY — A winter storm will travel up the East Coast this week, potentially bringing snow to New Jersey this weekend. The National Weather Service expressed "increasing" confidence that a storm will hit the Garden State from Friday night to Saturday.

But forecasters remain uncertain on the storm's precise path, which will determine its actual impact in New Jersey.

The storm could bring "significant" wintry precipitation, along with strong winds and coastal flooding to New Jersey, according to the National Weather Service. The area could see heavy snowfall and high winds into Saturday night, the agency says.

AccuWeather says the storm will likely develop and strengthen off the southern Atlantic coast later this week. But the brunt of the winter weather could miss the Garden State.

"Much of this winter, including the past two weeks, there have been multiple dips in the jet stream over the Midwest and Northeast," said Bernie Rayno, AccuWeather's chief on-air meteorologist. "Most of the storms that have developed near the southern Atlantic coast have been pushed out to sea. The late-week pattern looks a little different in that the jet stream dip will orientate in such a way as to help guide the storm northward along the coast and not out to sea."

The National Weather Service will release snowfall maps later this week when confidence on the storm's impact increases.

Officials urged people in the mid-Atlantic to continue checking weather predictions, which could change in the coming days, according to AccuWeather.

See the post below from the National Weather Service's Philadelphia/Mount Holly office:

But New Jersey's forecast remains primarily clear until Friday night.

Here's the National Weather Service's North Jersey forecast as of 9 a.m. Tuesday:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
• Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
• Thursday night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 21.
• Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 36.
• Friday night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
• Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Here's the National Weather Service's South Jersey forecast as of 9 a.m. Tuesday:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. North wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
• Friday: A chance of rain after 1 p.m., mixing with snow after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Friday night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
• Saturday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
• Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.