Nuisance Snow to Affect Afternoon and Evening Rush Hour

Another round of snow is likely on Friday. A clipper system will slowly progress into our region on Friday Afternoon. The clipper will be pushing offshore during the evening commute. The snowfall amounts will generally be under an inch for most areas. The North American Model from 00z shows that this system gives us 0.1” to .10” of liquid to work with. This model does show a little bit more moisture over Delaware with 0.10” to 0.25” of liquid to work with and this area could scrape Cape May County. The current radar does show the southern part of this clipper to be a bit more organized, so I could see why the model indicates the heaviest stuff the further south one lives or travels. The problem is that temperatures will be above freezing around Cape May, so I am not ruling out that rain cannot mix in. But if it should be snow, there could be amounts in excess of one inch in Extreme Southern New Jersey.

This will affect the evening commute and make it sluggish in many parts of the region. Temperatures will be around freezing or a bit above, so the snow could melt at first. But if there is a burst…some roads could turn icy or get a light coating. We have had several instances so far this year where a light snowfall resulted in numerous delays and accidents since most people do not avoid travel during nuisance storms.