Winter Storm Warning for 1" Snow Sunday into 7" Snow and Ice Monday; West Essex Weather for Feb. 1

by Carolyne Volpe Curley /  Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com 
Published  9:58pm

Winter Storm Warning
At 4:01pm Sunday, the National Weather Service re-issued a Winter Storm Warning for northeast New Jersey, including West Essex. The Warning is expected to be in effect from 7pm Sunday until 6pm Monday afternoon.

Accumulation Forecasts

Sunday

• 1.1" to 1.2" New Snow
  

Monday

• 4.3" to 5.6" New Snow / Ice
  
  

Total Snow:  5.4" to 6.8" Snow / Ice 

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"Sunday night and Monday, 
Heavy Snow with a period of Freezing Rain and Sleet is forecasted 
to impact Metropolitan Northeast New Jersey, New York City and Long Island. 

Hazardous travel is expected due to: 
Snow accumulation of 4 to 9 inches, 
with one-quarter to one-halfinch of ice, 
Northeast winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, 
temperatures in the upper-20s and 
Visibilities of one-quarter mile or less at times.

Overnight, Snow will fall at 1 to 2 inches per hour.

Only travel in an emergency.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your vehicle
in case of emergency." ~ National Weather Service

Updated at 6:36pm Sunday
Currently:  17° ~ Wind Chill:  10°

Saturday's Temperatures
Low: 10° ~ Wind Chill:   -1°
High: 25° ~ Wind Chill:  13°

Sunday, Feb. 1
Low:   14° ~ Wind Chill:    8°

• 12am to 1am

High:  35° ~ Wind Chill:  30°

• 1pm to 4pm

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12am to 12am

• BREEZY: 4–7 mph 
  Light breeze

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Cloudy

• Heavy Fog: 9pm to12am
• Sunset: 5:14pm

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1.1" to 1.2" New Snow

LIKELY SNOW
0.1" new Snow

• 6pm to 10pm
  66% to 76% chance 
  29° to 28°

DEFINITE SNOW
1.0" to 1.1" new Snow

• 10pm to 12am
  100% chance 
  28°

FORECAST

Monday, Feb. 2
High:   33°
Low:    18°  ~ Wind Chill:  1°
Cloudy
Heavy Fog: 12am to 4pm

4.3" to 5.6" New Snow / Ice
Total Snow:  8" to 9.4"

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DEFINITE SNOW
3.8" to 4.5" new Snow

• 12am to 6am
  96% to 100% chance 
  29° to 30°

DEFINITE SNOW / FREEZING RAIN
0.4" to 1" new Snow / Ice

• 6am to 2pm
  100% chance 
  32° to 29°

LIKELY SNOW / FREEZING RAIN
0.1" new Snow / Ice

• 2pm to 6pm
  79% to 73% chance 
  28° to 24°

SCATTERED SNOW

• 6pm to 8pm
  41% chance 
  23° to 21°

Tuesday, Feb. 3
Low:     8° ~ Wind Chill:   -5°
High: 21° ~ Wind Chill:   11°

Partly Cloudy

• no precipitation

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Wednesday, Feb. 4
Low:    7° ~ Wind Chill:   -5°
High: 34° ~ Wind Chill: 27°

Cloudy

ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW

• 6pm to 12am
  25% chance
  31° to 24°

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Thursday, Feb. 5
AM Low:  18° ~ Wind Chill:     8°
High:        25° ~ Wind Chill:   16°
PM Low:  13° ~ Wind Chill:     1°

Partly Cloudy

ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW

• 12am to 6pm
  25% chance
  23° to 18° to 25° to 23° 

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Friday, Feb. 6
Low:    4° ~ Wind Chill:   -9°
High: 21° ~ Wind Chill:  15° 

Partly Cloudy to Mostly Sunny 

• no precipitation
  

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Saturday, Feb. 7
Low:  10° ~ Wind Chill:   -1°
High: 28° ~ Wind Chill:  21° 

Partly Cloudy 

• no precipitation
  

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Update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service station located in Fairfield's Essex County Airport

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