January 6, 2009 Weather: Cloudy Start, Then Snow

The day will start cloudy in Jersey City. The weather forecast says that today, expect Cloudy skies with a few snow showers this afternoon. High 34F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 50%. And tonight, there will be periods of mixed winter precipitation. Low 31F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph.

Severe Weather Alert
Winter Weather Advisory for Hudson County, NJ
from 6 pm EST, Tue., Jan. 6, 2009 until 6 am EST, Wed., Jan. 7, 2009
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
5:24 am EST, Tue., Jan. 6, 2009

... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE BY THIS EVENING. AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT... PRECIPITATION SHOULD MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET BY LATE THIS EVENING... THEN CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OVERNIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL RAIN BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WARMER SURFACE AIR BEGINS TO MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH. THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY EVENING.

TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT... FOLLOWED UP TO ONE-QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION LATE TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.