Two towns in Sussex County — Walpack and Sandyston — reported overnight low temperatures of -16 degrees between 7 and 8 a.m. Wednesday morning before Walpack dropped a bit more, down to -17 degrees one hour later, according to data from the Rutgers NJ Weather Network, overseen by the state climatologist’s office.

“Still cold (and below normal), but a welcomed improvement to what we’ve experienced the past few days,” the weather service said in its morning forecast discussion. Overnight lows the next two nights should be in the teens before we settle into the 20s Saturday night into Sunday.

This week, the National Weather Service issued a new type of alert to better inform the public about the conditions we are experiencing.

An unusual weather phenomenon known as thundersnow was reported near Essex County Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service. The rare weather event was reported around 6:17 p.m.

The quick moving snowstorm brought frigid temperatures to New Jersey, with wind making it feel like single digits. The cold is expected to last all week.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Mount Holly has expanded Winter Storm Warnings to include all of southeastern Pennsylvania and portions of central New Jersey. The forecast has trended colder and snowier,

The NWS extends a Cold Weather Advisory for the region including parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania.

The snow started falling in the early afternoon and will become heavier in the early evening, the National Weather Service reported.

Part of New Jersey could see a dusting of snow Thursday, but Sunday has more snow potential especially for the North Jersey region.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for New York and New Jersey on Thursday. Forecasters say there is a chance of afternoon snow showers

Snow will start falling between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in North Jersey and could begin as a brief wintery mix before turning to snow by early afternoon.

By the time March, April, and May come along, even the most ardent snow-lovers can suffer from winter weather fatigue. After all the shoveling and plowing and salting and slipping and sliding and bundling up, the flip from winter to spring is usually a welcome one.