winter weather

We've enjoyed early spring-like temperatures in the last few days. Enough, in fact, to make the Blizzard of 2016 feel like an afterthought. And just in time for us to wake up to another possible coating of snow.

It's hard to argue that we've had a weird weather week. Of course it all started with last weekend's epic snowfall, which quickly flipped to mid-week temperatures in the upper 40s and even a stray 50 or so. And then this morning, winter showed up again.

To give the State credit, when I headed to work this morning, the Parkway was dry and all lanes were fully cleared. However, not the same can be said for local roads.

As Ocean County dug out from two feet of snow in some areas, Skycam 927 was on the case, surveying the scene from above one Ocean County community. Check the scene out for yourself:

As the whole Northeast is dealing with a blanket of snow, we've seen plenty of maps and graphics, but nothing compares to this absolutely stunning photo of the storm over the East Coast that was taken by NASA astronaut (and New Jersey native) Scott Kelly from the International Space Station. Take a look:

Like a lot of Ocean County residents, I did some last minute errand running this morning. A lot of people are diligently making sure that they have what they'll need if they'll be stuck at home for a couple of days. But I was a little surprised at where I saw the most people coming and going.

It's the calm before the storm on this Friday afternoon, and we're expected to get a little bit of everything here in Ocean County - snow, high winds, and high tides. Taken individually, they would cause concerns for the power grid. All together, many areas are sure to experience at least some problems.

Will we be getting a major snow storm this coming weekend? Maybe. We frankly don't really know yet. It's still 5 days away. But if you look at major news outlets, the blaring headlines are overshadowing the disclaimers.

Just in case we were getting lulled into a sense of comfort, Mother Nature gave us a reminder yesterday and this morning that it is, in fact, winter.

Parts of central, southern and coastal New Jersey could see some minor snow accumulations this afternoon and evening, according to a winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service Sunday.