Winter Mix Heads Towards Chatham

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a hazardous weather outlook warning for northern New Jersey, including the Chathams, and surrounding regions.

A low-pressure system making its way through the Mid-Atlantic is approaching New Jersey. The storm could last until Friday, with snow and rain both expected and wind gusts up to 35 miles-per-hour in the area Wednesday.

Snowfall is expected to begin early Wednesday, then mix with rain in the afternoon and return to snow by night. Two to four inches of snow are expected in the area, according to the NWS, and temperatures are predicted to be as high as the mid-40s this week.

Lingering rainfall will end by Friday morning in the area.

New Jersey Transit will begin cross-honoring tickets at 2 p.m. Wednesday and will continue to cross-honor until the end of service Thursday. So far transit schedules are set to operate on regular weekday schedules, but delays may occur as the storm hits.

The travel company also has crews, snow plows and salt spreaders on stand-by to respond to downed trees, power outages or other complications due to the storm.