This winter, any frozen precipitation has been a big story. The same can be said for the upcoming light snow potential on Wednesday Night. An event which in other winters would be considered a nuisance, snow could begin later Wednesday afternoon across Southwest New Jersey. It will spread north and east with time, and may even be mixed with rain near the immediate coast. However, the potential for up to an inch of snow does exist across some isolated locations in Southern or Central New Jersey if all goes well. Forecast models are currently hinting at the snow persisting for a few hours at most, as the precipitation transfers to a surface low which will be forming well off shore. In fact, this transfer is one of the reasons why the snow will have trouble making it to the NYC Metro area. Instead, the forecast there will call for a potentially brief period of flurries or light snow. Pictured right: Our storm total snowfall forecast valid through Thursday morning. Up to an inch of snow across parts of interior Central and Southern New Jersey, with just some snow in the air elsewhere..including the shore.

After this system, more fair weather is expected for the latter half of the week. The weekend could offer a slight chance of a coastal storm system as a mid level disturbance moves northeast from the Southwest United States and attempts to interact with the Polar Vortex to our north. However, most forecast models show this storm system well out to sea...so confidence in anything noteworthy is currently extremely low. We'll keep an eye on it.

Article written by JH. Published February 7th, 2012 at 1:00pm. For up to the minute details on forecasts, watches, warnings, and alerts, follow us on Twitter and Facebook.