The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for neighborhoods along and north of Interstate 80 in anticipation of freezing drizzle. The accrual of ice is not expected to be of an amount that would cause widespread damage. However, ice is still ice and sidewalks, driveways, front and back steps - any paved surface that is not properly treated - could see a glaze of ice develop.

The weather system that is moving through does not have a lot of moisture to work with. The air temperatures aloft are slightly warmer than those on the ground. So the precipitation that falls will be in the form of brief pockets of drizzle. The ground temperature is going to be below the freezing point, so when that drizzle makes contact with the ground, it will freeze on contact.

Wednesday will be quite breezy. The wind direction will be drawing in a milder air mass from the Carolinas. Afternoon highs, with help from the sun and the wind, should, for the first time in almost 20 days, climb past 40 degrees.

The overall temperature profile for New Jersey for the remainder of the week should average near or above average. Forty-two degrees is normal for this time of year. A degree or two on either side of that will be a small, warmer victory in this winter's bitter chill.

There is a lot of chatter and meteorological discord on social media about a possible storm for the holiday weekend. It is still too early to see the exact details of how everything will unfold. While I have a chance for rain and a little snow north and west in today's 10-day forecast, I am leaning towards this system being a fish storm - meaning it will be out in the ocean - and having little to no impact on the area. But that's how I'm leaning today. If some new information reveals a new insight into this possible weather situation, then I will reverse course in my thinking. Stay tuned!