winter weather

Yesterday, we talked about this year's long range forecast from the Old Farmer's Almanac. If it's to be believed, we're looking at a wetter than normal winter, but a little milder, too.

Dear Mother Nature, Can I call you "Mom"? Is that ok? We need to talk.

While we got the heads up from WOBM Meteorologist Dan Zarrow to expect occasional snow showers today, the heavy snow squalls that have passed through Ocean County throughout the day have made for a dicey afternoon and evening.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - I wouldn't want to be a meteorologist. When the forecast goes exactly as you predict, nobody really notices or makes a point to thank you. But when a forecast "busts", people are calling for your head.

As we sit here only 9 days until spring begins, not only are we cleaning up from some late season snow, but we could be looking down the barrel of a more substantial storm early next week.

Meteorologist Dan Zarrow says snow likely for us here at the Shore on Friday!

My drive to work today was a bit of a nail-biter. And no, it wasn't because of snowy or icy roads. It wasn't because of an accident, construction, or backed up traffic. It was because of the people who still don't understand the concept of clearing all of the snow off of their cars.

As the snow is mostly tapering off throughout Ocean County (we're even seeing some breaks of sun here at the WOBM studios in Toms River), don't let the clearing skies fool you, we have a whole other round of dangerous conditions on the way.

As I sit here writing about an imminent snowstorm, it's weird to see the sun shining brightly and temperatures in Ocean County reaching the mid-60's. But we are indeed expecting an appreciable impact as we head into Thursday. So I figured this would be as good a time as ever to remind everyone of some of the important rules of the road when winter weather hits.

Yes, Ocean County, we've made it to that time of year - pothole season!