Cold weather to hit North Jersey and last through Thanksgiving

Keldy Ortiz | NorthJersey

Show Caption Hide Caption Video: Cold Weather Some close up scenes of cold weather seen in North Bergen.

While parts of the state are not expected to be pummeled with snow, weather officials said cold weather will be coming.

Officials at the National Weather Service said temperatures will hover around the freezing mark beginning the nights of Sunday and Monday. That cold stretch is expected to last through Thanksgiving Day.

The earliest North Jersey could see snowflakes is Wednesday, the National Weather Service predicts. Potentially, an inch of snow could be seen in parts of West Milford in Passaic County.

A set of clippers will affect the N portions of our area thru Tue. Accumulations will be light, with less than an inch of snowfall tonight into Mon. morning, and 1-2 inches Tue. over the Poconos and NW NJ. Some wet snow and rain is possible further south. #pawx #njwx #dewx #mdwx pic.twitter.com/h8wSzBTHzl — NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) November 18, 2018

There may be light precip this eve and tonight N & W of NYC, but there is a higher chance late Mon- into Tues. This precip may fall as light snow across the interior with a light accumulation possible. Much of the area will see just rain with this precip late Mon into Tues. pic.twitter.com/0hzVsyL8rI — NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) November 18, 2018

Speaking with reporters Sunday, Gov. Phil Murphy, who was ridiculed for the handling of the snow preparation on Thursday, wants to approach the upcoming weather differently. State Transporation Department crews were seen Sunday salting highways and interstates.

“We don’t have any reason to expect that we’ll take a hit like we did last Thursday, but out of an abundance of caution, our team [is] to prepare for the worst,” Murphy said. “New Jersey commuters, students and families took a beating last Thursday."

On Thanksgiving Day, 29-degrees is expected to be the high, weather officials said. Black Friday is expected to around 36-degrees.

Come Saturday, the weather is expected to warm up with the high in the upper 40s, weather officials said.

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