The holiday rain is behind us and now New Jersey deals with an air mass - with its origins rooted deep into Canada - that brings an unseasonable chill to the region for the next week or so. We round out the month of November and begin the month of December on the cold side of the weather equation. In fact, for reference, daily highs will be well below normal. It is looking and feeling more like the beginning of January than anything else.

For snow lovers in the area, this is a welcome sign. In order to get snow we first need cold. So there’s one ingredient. How about the second? A storm. Well, that is going to be a little harder to find while the cold air is in place. (This might be, unfortunately, the way this winter unfolds for us.)

The best chance for possible snow looks to be Wednesday night into Thursday. A fairly intense/robust “clipper” like system tracks from Canada through the Great Lakes and then into Upstate New York. This type of storm path is not ideal for snow accumulations in our area. However, there might be enough “oompf” from this weather maker to shake out occasional snow showers which might tally up to some minor accumulations on colder surfaces. This system is still a few days out so let’s watch and see how it all evolves.