It’s beginning to look like winter out on the Shrewsbury River.
redbankgreen‘s accidental photographer captured this northward view of a dredge Thursday from the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge, where a bridgetender told us the river has not frozen solid since 1996.
Is it likely to freeze soon?
An inch or two of snow is expected to accumulate Friday morning, and temperatures through the weekend are not expected to get above freezing, but a warming trend is anticipated next week.
Here’s the local forecast through the weekend from the National Weather Service:
Today: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind between 8 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind between 15 and 17 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 30. North wind around 14 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. North wind between 10 and 13 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 30. North wind between 9 and 11 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 40.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 40.