TOMS RIVER, NJ – The National Weather Service forecasts snow for Ocean County, with significant travel disruptions expected due to snow and sleet accumulations. On Martin Luther King Day, the weather is predicted to be cloudy with a high near 32 degrees and a west wind around 5 mph. Snow is likely tonight, mainly after 11 PM, with a low around 27 degrees. The calm wind will turn north at about 5 mph after midnight, and there’s an 80% chance of precipitation. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches is possible.
Tuesday morning may see snow before 8 AM, followed by a mix of rain and snow. The day will be cloudy with a high near 37 degrees. The northeast wind of 5 to 10 mph will shift northwest in the afternoon, potentially gusting as high as 20 mph. There’s a 60% chance of precipitation with around an inch of new snow accumulation.
Tuesday night is expected to become mostly clear with a low around 17 degrees. The northwest wind will blow around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Overall, Ocean County is anticipating total snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches and a light glaze of ice, mainly affecting northern Delaware and southern New Jersey, from 7 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Tuesday.