Freeze warning for northwestern NJ overnight into early Sunday morning

Storm. Yeah, it's an offshore storm that all the computer models have, Della. The question is, how close does it get to the coast? One thing is for sure, I think it is going to affect the beaches with high surf and maybe some more beach erosion. Not good news for the coastal communities, but hopefully we don't get that storm pushing in farther inland to give us some significant rain and wind. And the weather headlines for today, this is the big story, folks. Much cooler. What a fall day we have out there. Overcast conditions yielding to increasing sunshine from north to south. Freeze warning for northwest Jersey tonight. Bring in those potted plants and we're looking at some really nice weather if that storm does stay offshore for the majority of the week. Now it's a tale of two seasons around here. Yesterday I mean it was 75 degrees at Newark feeling like spring. Tonight it will be a winter chill. Actual air temperature getting down to 36 degrees. The upper 20s north and west as we continue to monitor the future And what it is showing is increasing sun from north to south, all of that precipitation well offshore. For the evening hours, you're heading outdoors, no weather worries. Just bring the jacket, bundle up. Temperatures at 10 o'clock this evening for your Saturday will be in the upper 30s through most of the region, even flirting with freezing north and west, and the temperatures will be below freezing inland in the upper 20s. From Sussex down to Flemington, even Trenton area, the urban corridor remains above freezing by a couple of degrees. Now, here is that ocean storm. One thing is for sure, there's going to be strong high pressure just over the region to the north, intensifying low pressure offshore. It's an atmospheric traffic jam. Look what happens with this thing. It just sits and spins. Look at the timestamp, Monday, Tuesday, rough seas, high surf. Beach erosion is likely the next several days as it remains offshore. Will it come closer to the coastline? Stay tuned to the forecast. There's a couple of computer models. does have that developing closer to the coast, but most of the computer models takes it offshore. Stay tuned. All right, the forecast for today, as we said, increasing sun, 55 degrees, Sunday wall-to-wall sunshine, temperatures in the upper 50s. With that offshore storm, with high pressure in control, look at the stretch of weather if that storm stays offshore. Sunny skies with temperatures between 60 and 65 degrees.