﻿Winter Storm Warning for 7" Snow and Ice, Heavy Fog Monday; West Essex Weather for Feb. 2

Winter Storm Warning for 7" Snow and Ice, Heavy Fog Monday; West Essex Weather for Feb. 2

2/1/2015

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 9:09pm

Winter Storm Warning
At 9:52am Monday, 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 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

"Winter Storm Warning continues 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 6 to 10 inches,
with one-quarter to one-half inch of ice,
Winds of 10 to 15 mph,
temperatures in the lower-30s and
Visibilities of one-quarter mile or less at times.

This morning, 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 2:45pm Monday
Currently: 21° ~ Wind Chill: 13°
Light Snow began at 8:50pm
Snow increased at 2am

Sunday's Temperatures
Low: 14° ~ Wind Chill: 8°
High: 35° ~ Wind Chill: 30°

Monday, Feb. 2
High: 33° ~ Wind Chill: 28°
7am to 8am
Low: 13° ~ Wind Chill: -3°
11pm to 12am

12am to 6am

CALM: 1–3 mph
Light air

6am to 5pm

BREEZY: 4–7 mph
Light breeze

5pm to 12am

BREEZY: 13–18 mph
Moderate breeze

Cloudy

Heavy Fog: 12am to 3pm
Sunset: 5:15pm

Sunday: 1.1" to 1.2" New Snow

LIKELY SNOW
1.1" to 1.2" new Snow

8pm to 12am Sunday
65% to 79% chance
31°

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

DEFINITE SNOW
3.8" to 4.5" new Snow

12am to 6am
93% to 100%
29° to 30°

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

6am to 2pm
100% to 90%
33°

LIKELY SNOW / FREEZING RAIN
0.1" new Snow / Ice

2pm to 4pm
72% chance
28° to 24°

WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW

4pm to 8pm
35% chance
26° to 24°

FORECAST

Tuesday, Feb. 3
Low: 8° ~ Wind Chill: -6°
High: 21° ~ Wind Chill: 11°

Partly Cloudy

no precipitation

Wednesday, Feb. 4
Low: 17° ~ Wind Chill: 12°
High: 34° ~ Wind Chill: 28°
Cloudy

ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW

6pm to 12am
25% chance
31° to 27°

Thursday, Feb. 5
AM Low: 21° ~ Wind Chill: 11°
High: 25° ~ Wind Chill: 16°
PM Low: 13° ~ Wind Chill: 0°

Mostly Cloudy

ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW

12am to 6pm
20% to 25% chance
26° to 21° to 25° to 23°

Friday, Feb. 6
Low: 4° ~ Wind Chill: -11°
High: 21° ~ Wind Chill: 11°

Mostly Sunny

no precipitation

Saturday, Feb. 7
Low: 10° ~ Wind Chill: -1°
High: 29° ~ Wind Chill: 21°

Mostly Cloudy

ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW

12pm to 12am
20% chance
23° to 29° to 23°

Sunday, Feb. 8
Low: 18° ~ Wind Chill: 11°
High: 37° ~ Wind Chill: 29°

Cloudy

ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW

12pm to 12pm
20% to 22% chance
22° to 18°

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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