Icing, glazing, salting, brining. Sounds like the daily routine of a bagel-donut-pickle shop operator but it’s just our ugly weather forecast.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from 11 pm Wednesday to 10 am Thursday with dangerous icy driving conditions possible.
The forecast calls for less than an inch of snow to fall overnight, changing to freezing rain which could create a “glaze” of .1 to .2 inches and make driving hazardous. It is forecast to turn to all rain by 10 am. “It will be an icy mess late tonight into Thursday morning” reads a powerpoint posted to the NWS website for its 3:44 pm briefing.
Red Bank Department of Public Utilities and Monmouth County Highway Division trucks could be seen spraying brine on local roads through the afternoon in preparation for the storm.
Harding Road, freshly brined. (photo by Brian Donohue)
Another round of winter weather is possible Saturday night and again Monday into Tuesday. Here’s the full 7-day forecast
Wednesday night
Snow before 5 am, then snow, possibly mixed with sleet. Low around 28. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch is possible.
Thursday
Rain, snow, and sleet becoming all rain after 10 am. High near 40. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 1am. Low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
Rain and snow likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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