3/1 New Jersey Weather: Snow and Rain Starting 7 AM

Good morning. New Jersey. I'm Aaron Jolly. An arctic front just slammed the door on late February's warmth. and it brought a parting gift. Snow. In the next 24 hours. Up in North Jersey, light snow starts around 7 A.M. and sticks around through lunch. You're looking at a coating to maybe half an inch. Just enough to make the sidewalks slippery. Highs hit 38 degrees before the bottom falls out tonight. Central Jersey gets the messy version. Rain and snow mix between 7 and 11 A.M., then clouds linger all day. Highs near 40 degrees with a north wind at 10 miles an hour. Not awful. Yet. Down in South Jersey, you dodge most of it. Just a slight chance of a rain shower mid-morning. Highs near 40 degrees, but winds gust to 15 miles an hour. That breeze has teeth. Here's where tonight gets brutal. Skies clear. Temperatures nosedive. North Jersey drops to 18 degrees. Central Jersey hits 17. South Jersey bottoms out at 22. Factor in the wind and it feels like 17 degrees by Monday morning. That's the kind of cold that finds every gap in your jacket. Monday brings sunshine but zero warmth. Highs only in the low 30s statewide. Tuesday flips messy again. Snow changing to freezing rain, then plain rain by afternoon. But hang tight. Wednesday through Saturday, spring crashes the party. Highs surge into the 50s and 60s. Some spots could hit 66 degrees by Saturday. Yeah, you read that right. Layer up tonight. You'll need it. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. Stay safe, stay prepared. and enjoy the day.