First snow of season coats ground in parts of N.J. as blast of frigid air arrives

Timed almost perfectly for the holiday decorations that have been popping up, batches of snow showers drifted across New Jersey Tuesday morning and Tuesday afternoon, leaving a light coating on the ground in several counties.

This turned out to be the state’s first measurable snow of the season — defined by the National Weather Service as one-tenth of an inch or more sticking to the ground. Many counties in northern and central New Jersey had brief snow showers or scattered snow flurries, but with nothing accumulating on the ground on this very cold and blustery November day.

A blast of frigid air made Tuesday one of the coldest days of the autumn season — and Wednesday will be even colder, according to forecasters, who say morning lows will hover in the upper teens to mid-20s and afternoon highs will be stuck in the 30s, even in parts of South Jersey.

Based on historical averages, high temperatures should be about 50 degrees and lows should be around 35 degrees in New Jersey in late November.

The coldest air so far this season has arrived in our region. Lows tonight will be near 20° with wind chills in the teens and decreasing winds overnight. Temperatures will rebound toward normal late this week, although rain is likely on Friday. #PAwx #NJwx #DEwx #MDwx pic.twitter.com/l1BzF16emn

— NWS Mount Holly November 28, 2023

Preliminary snow reports in N.J.

These are among the places across the Garden State that reported measurable snow (0.1 inches or more) or a trace of snow — flurries with no accumulation on the ground as of late Tuesday afternoon.

Burlington County

Burlington: Trace

Marlton: Trace

Mount Holly: Trace

Rancocas: Trace

Camden County

Cherry Hill: Trace

Pennsauken: Trace

Essex County

Caldwell: Trace

Newark Liberty Airport: Trace

Mercer County

Ewing: 0.2 inches

Hamilton Square: 0.2 inches

Trenton Mercer Airport: 0.1 inches

Robbinsville: Trace

Trenton: Trace

Ocean County

Barnegat: Trace

Berkeley Twp.: Trace

Forked River: Trace

Somerset County

Somerville: Trace

Sussex County

Wantage: 0.1 inches

Top wind gusts across the state

These are the top wind gusts reported in most New Jersey counties on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service and the Rutgers NJ Weather Network .

Atlantic County

Atlantic City: 40 mph

Atlantic City Marina: 39 mph

Pleasantville Point: 38 mph

Brigantine: 33 mph

Pleasantville: 30 mph

Bergen County

Teterboro Airport: 31 mph

Burlington County

McGuire AFB: 36 mph

Moorestown: 34 mph

Lumberton: 34 mph

Shamong: 32 mph

Oswego Lake: 31 mph

Mount Holly: 31 mph

Camden County

Pennsauken: 37 mph

Camden: 30 mph

Cape May County

Cape May: 42 mph

Ocean City: 35 mph

Wildwood: 35 mph

Woodbine: 34 mph

Dennis Twp.: 33 mph

North Wildwood: 33 mph

West Cape May: 31 mph

Cape May Point: 31 mph

Sea Isle City: 30 mph

Stone Harbor: 30 mph

Cumberland County

Fortescue: 42 mph

Millville: 39 mph

Upper Deerfield: 37 mph

Vineland: 33 mph

Bridgeton: 30 mph

Greenwich: 30 mph

Essex County

Newark Liberty Airport: 31 mph

Gloucester County

Kingsway Regional HS: 37 mph

Logan Twp.: 35 mph

Sewell: 33 mph

Turnersville: 31 mph

West Deptford: 31 mph

Hunterdon County

Pittstown: 32 mph

Alexandria: 31 mph

Readington: 30 mph

Mercer County

Trenton: 37 mph

Middlesex County

Perth Amboy: 37 mph

East Brunswick: 31 mph

Edison: 30 mph

Monmouth County

Belmar / Farmingdale: 36 mph

Sea Girt: 35 mph

Cream Ridge: 32 mph

Millstone Township: 32 mph

Monmouth: 32 mph

Oceanport: 31 mph

Keyport: 31 mph

Ocean County

Beach Haven: 47 mph

Tuckerton: 44 mph

Little Egg Harbor Twp.: 41 mph

Rutgers: 40 mph

Seaside Heights: 39 mph

Harvey Cedars: 38 mph

Mantoloking: 38 mph

Trixies: 35 mph

North Beach Haven: 32 mph

Berkeley Twp.: 32 mph

South Seaside Park: 32 mph

Surf City: 31 mph

Seaside Park: 30 mph

Salem County

Lower Alloways Creek: 42 mph

Mannington Twp.: 33 mph

Somerset County

Somerville: 36 mph

Sussex County

High Point Monument: 37 mph

Hardyston Twp.: 37 mph

Warren County

Stewartsville: 35 mph

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