A series of storms expected this week will bring mainly rain to New Jersey, though northern parts of the state may have to contend with potentially dangerous ice as well as sleet and freezing rain on Wednesday night into Thursday, forecasters say.

While areas to the north and west of New Jersey might be dealing with snow, conditions in the Garden State figure to be too mild for any significant accumulations, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.

The forecast for Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Sussex, Warren, Morris and Hunterdon counties calls for a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain, the weather service said. Those areas could also receive less than an inch of snow.

Areas along and north of the Interstate 80 corridor most at risk for icy conditions late Wednesday and early Thursday.

Meanwhile, Tuesday will again be mild as temperatures climb into the 50s under partly cloudy skies. There’s a chance of some light rain, too.

Temperatures will fall into the 30s and low 40s overnight and won’t warm up much on Wednesday as highs will struggle to reach the 40s. It should be mainly dry day before rain pushes into the state at night.

Back to weather. We are looking at a pretty wet pattern for the rest of the workweek. First, here is the total precipitation (almost all of it rainfall) over the next 72 hours. Many locations looking at 2+ inches. pic.twitter.com/AdBD8xvMHZ — Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) February 4, 2020

Heavier and steadier rain returns Thursday and sticks around until about midday Friday with 2 to 3 inches possible. High temperatures will range from the upper 40s in North Jersey to the upper 50s in South Jersey.

AccuWeather.com says flooding is possible in urban areas with poor drainage with the bulk of the rain falling Thursday night into Friday.

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