A storm that has dropped as much as 4 inches of snow on parts of New Jersey and led to delayed school closures and delayed is expected to wind down Monday morning.
Wantage in Sussex County had picked up 4 inches of snow by 5 a.m. while Butler in Morris County had 3 inches on the ground, the National Weather Service said.
A winter weather advisory lasts until 9 a.m. in Sussex and Morris counties. In western Passaic County, the winter weather advisory runs until 11 a.m.
The weather service has canceled the advisory for Warren County.
Wet conditions in New Jersey are expected to come to an end later this morning.AccuWeather.com
Light to moderate rain continues to fall across most of the state shortly before 7 a.m., but should come to an end in the next few hours as the back end of the storm pushes through the state, forecasters say.
Much of the day will feature mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid-to-upper 40s, considerably warmer than Sunday.
A little more rain is expected Monday night into Tuesday morning — perhaps another quarter to half-inch — but temps will quite mild with lows in the 40s, forecasters say.
Normal mid-December temps range from the upper 20s to mid 40s in New Jersey.
Tuesday looks like the most pleasant day of the week, with rain clearing out in the morning ahead of a dry, sunny afternoon with temperatures in the mid 50s to near 60 in South Jersey.
More rain is expected on Wednesday afternoon and evening when temps will top out in the upper 40s to about 50.
Thursday should be sunny with highs in the 40s before yet another chance of rain and perhaps light snow on a chilly Friday.
This week’s precipitation should help with the severe and extreme drought conditions still affecting the state as of the most recent update from the U.S. Drought Monitor last week.
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