Keep those winter jackets handy. Another blast of cold air is in store for New Jersey commuters returning to work on Friday and also for early morning shoppers hitting the malls for Black Friday bargains.
Temperatures across most of the Garden State have been stuck in the mid- to upper 20s Friday morning, and the mercury dropped as low as 20 degrees in some spots in North Jersey and interior sections of South Jersey, according to forecasters from the National Weather Service.
Despite mostly sunny skies in the afternoon, temperatures will remain slightly below normal for late November, reaching about 48 degrees in North Jersey, 51 in Central Jersey and 52 in South Jersey. A slight afternoon breeze will make it feel a bit cooler than that.
Saturday morning will also start out cold, with temperatures expected to hover in the upper 20s to low 30s before rising to the mid- to upper 50s as a cold front moves across the region, forecasters said. The cold front could bring light rain showers in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday is forecast to start out in the 30s, followed by partly sunny skies but a cold and windy afternoon -- with the mercury going no higher than 43 degrees in the state's northern counties and 49 degrees in the southern region. Winds could gust up to 25 to 28 mph.
After another cool day on Monday, New Jerseyans could see a noticeable warmup on Tuesday and Wednesday, with afternoon temperatures making a run for 60 degrees.
No major rain storms or snowstorms are expected during the next seven days.
Coldest spots in N.J. Friday morning
These are among the coldest temperatures reported between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. by the National Weather Service and the New Jersey Weather & Climate Network, based at Rutgers University:
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