The quick moving snowstorm brought frigid temperatures to New Jersey, with wind making it feel like single digits. The cold is expected to last all week.

An unusual weather phenomenon known as thundersnow was reported near Essex County Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service. The rare weather event was reported around 6:17 p.m. Thundersnow is what happens when lightning can occur within snowstorms,

A weekend storm swept through New Jersey on Sunday, leaving a blanket of snow behind. Thundersnow, when lighting and thunder happen in a snowstorm, was also reported near Essex County, according to the National Weather Service.

By the time March, April, and May come along, even the most ardent snow-lovers can suffer from winter weather fatigue. After all the shoveling and plowing and salting and slipping and sliding and bundling up, the flip from winter to spring is usually a welcome one.

Snow will start falling between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in North Jersey and could begin as a brief wintery mix before turning to snow by early afternoon.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for New York and New Jersey on Thursday. Forecasters say there is a chance of afternoon snow showers which could lead to some slippery spots during the evening commute.

High temperatures in North Jersey will be in the 20s on Monday, Jan. 20, and then drop into the teens to around 20 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Low temperatures Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings will be in the single digits.

A winter weather advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. Sunday through 1 a.m. Monday for Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Southeastern

Snowfall is expected to be light and concentrated along the Jersey Shore region. Ocean and Monmouth counties might see up to 1 inch of snow accumulation. Further south, the Cape May County area is expected to receive the most snow, with accumulations possibly topping out around 2 inches.

New Jersey experienced a wide range of snowfall from a winter storm that swept through the state on Jan. 19, 2025, with Kinnelon in Morris County topping the charts at a whopping 7 inches, according to reports from the National Weather Service (NWS).

The heaviest snow was expected to fall in New Jersey between 4 and 9 p.m. Sunday, with totals of up to 8 inches.