Very Cold and Sunny Saturday with Wind Advisory until 10am; Winter Storm Watch for 9" to 10" Snow and Ice Sunday into Monday; West Essex Weather for Jan. 31

by Carolyne Volpe Curley /  Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com 
Published  7:30am

Winter Storm Watch
At 3:34am Saturday, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for northeast New Jersey, including West Essex. The Watch is expected to be in effect from 7pm Sunday until 6pm Monday afternoon.

Accumulation Forecasts

Sunday

• 1.7" to 1.9" New Snow

Monday

• 7.5" to 8.4" New Snow
  

Total Snow:  9.2" to 10.3" Snow

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"Sunday night and Monday, 
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 5 to 10 inches,
less than a tenth of an inch of ice,
Northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph,
temperatures in the mid-20s to the mid-30s and 
Visibilities of one-quarter to one-half mile at times.

This potential for significant Snow, Sleet or Ice
accumulations may impact travel. 
Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
" ~ National Weather Service

Updated at 10:17am Saturday
Currently:  10° ~ Wind Chill:  -1°

Friday's Temperatures
AM Low: 28°
High:       36° ~ Wind Chill:  27°
PM Low: 16° ~ Wind Chill:    1°

Saturday, Jan. 31
Low: 10° ~ Wind Chill: -1°

• 6am to 8am
  

High: 20° ~ Wind Chill:  7°

• 3pm to 5pm
  

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12am to 3am

• BREEZY: 13–18 mph
  Moderate breeze
  
• GUSTS: BREEZY: WINDY: 25–31 mph
  Strong breeze
  

3am to 8am

• BREEZY: 8–12 mph
  Gentle breeze

• GUSTS:  BREEZY: 19–24 mph
  Fresh breeze
  

8am to 10am

• BREEZY: 13–18 mph
  Moderate breeze
  
• GUSTS: VERY WINDY: 32-38 mph
  Moderate Gale, Difficult to walk against

10am to 1pm

• BREEZY: 19–24 mph
  Fresh breeze
• GUSTS: VERY WINDY: 32-38 mph 
  Moderate Gale, Difficult to walk against

1pm to 6pm

• BREEZY: 13–18 mph
  Moderate breeze
  
• GUSTS: BREEZY: WINDY: 25–31 mph
  Strong breeze

6pm to 9pm

• BREEZY: 8–12 mph
  Gentle breeze

9pm to  12am

• BREEZY: 4–7 mph
  Light breeze

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Sunny

• Sunset: 5:12pm 
  

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• no precipitation
  

FORECAST

Sunday, Feb. 1
Low:   18° ~ Wind Chill:  11°
High:  30°

Cloudy

1.7" to 1.9" New Snow

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ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW
0.1" new Snow

• 2pm to 6pm
  27% chance 
  29° to 30°

SCATTERED SNOW

• 6pm to 10pm
  52% chance 
  30° to 27°

LIKELY SNOW
1.6" to 1.8" new Snow

• 10pm to 12am
  77% chance 
  26°

Monday, Feb. 2
High:  26° ~ Wind Chill:    19°
Low:     3°  ~ Wind Chill:  -16°
 
Cloudy
7.5" to 8.4" New Snow

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LIKELY SNOW

• 12am to 2am
  77% chance 
  26°
  

DEFINITE SNOW
4.9" to 5.4" new Snow

• 2am to 6am
  90% chance 
  26°

HIGHLY LIKELY SNOW
/ FREEZING RAIN
0.9" to 1.2" new Snow / Ice

• 6am to 12pm
  88% chance 
  25° to 21°

LIKELY SNOW / FREEZING RAIN

• 12pm to 3pm
  77% chance 
  22° to 19°

LIKELY SNOW
1.7" to 1.8" new Snow / Ice

• 3pm to 6pm
  67% chance 
  17° to 13°

Tuesday, Feb. 3
Low:   -2° ~ Wind Chill: -15°
High: 18° ~ Wind Chill:   11°

Partly Cloudy

• no precipitation

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Wednesday, Feb. 4
Low:    7° ~ Wind Chill:    6°
High: 32° ~ Wind Chill: 24°

Partly Cloudy to Mostly Cloudy

ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW

• 6pm to 12am 
  21% chance
  31° to 26°

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Thursday, Feb. 5
AM Low:  21° ~ Wind Chill:   13°
High:        34° ~ Wind Chill:   27°
PM Low:  18° ~ Wind Chill:     6°

Cloudy

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ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW

• 12am to 6am
  26% chance
  26° to 22°

WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW

• 6am to 6pm
  30% chance
  21° to 34° to 32°

ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW

• 6pm to 12am
  24% chance
  30° to 18°

Friday, Feb. 6
Low:  12° ~ Wind Chill:  -2°
High: 21° ~ Wind Chill:    9° 

Partly Cloudy

ISOLATED SLIGHT SNOW

• 12am to 6am
  24% chance
  17° to 13°

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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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