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Bet Against Serious Snow This Week, North Jersey Weather Expert Says
Snow this week? Maybe, weather expert Joe Cioffi says -- and if so, not much around here.
Monday is easily the week’s best weather day, Cioffi said, with highs in the low- to mid-50s in North Jersey and immediately to the north, and possibly as high as 60 degrees at the Jersey Shore.
"Enjoy the day because the rest of the week is pretty much shot," he said.
Snow could fall this week, he said, but not until Thursday, the earliest -- and not much of it.
Tuesday’s temperatures should be lower, due to clouds and showers, said Cioffi, who uses several weather models.
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Schools Announce Delayed Openings In North Jersey
Classes on Tuesday will begin late for some North Jersey students.
Forecasters are predicting one-tenth to one-quarter of an inch of ice -- and that's on top of the more than three inches sleet and snow expected to fall overnight in Morris, Sussex and Warren counties.
Scroll for full list of delays (refresh URL for updates).
DELAYED:
Academy of the Holy Angels, 9:50 a.m. start
Bergenfield, 10 a.m.
Bloomingdale, 90 mins
Bogota, 10 a.m. start
Butler, 2 hours
Cedar Grove, 10 a.m. start
Clifton, 90 mins
Denville, 2 hours
Dover, 90 mins
East Hanover, 2 hours
Englewood Cliffs, 10:15 a.m. …
Bundle Up, North Jersey -- Or Better Yet, Stay In: Winds Up, Temps Way Down
Now that the snow squalls have passed, the temperatures will continue to drop.
Bitter cold air will reach lows Thursday morning of 5 degrees to minus-5, said Joe Cioffi, the area's best-known meteorologist.
Wind chills will make it feel like -10 to -20, he said.
HOW cold?COURTESY: esri
COURTESY: National Weather Service
We just have to make it to the weekend, Cioffi said: Super Bowl Sunday temperatures will push into the high 40s and climb even higher, to low 50s, the next day, he said.
"We can say that barring any surprises, the first week to 10 days of February doesn’t look threat…
