Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the New Jersey Weather Podcast — it's Tuesday, February 24th.

If you scraped ice off your windshield this morning, you earned it. We picked up another inch and a half of snow overnight. And at 26 degrees, yesterday's slush froze into a skating rink. Black ice is coating the roads through mid-morning, so take it slow out there.

Up north, you're waking up to wind chills that feel like 18 degrees and patchy blowing snow. The sun returns by late morning, but highs barely crack 31 before dropping fast this afternoon. Central Jersey gets mostly sunny skies and highs near freezing, though winds are still whipping at 10 to 15 miles an hour. Down south, you're the winners today — 35 degrees under mostly sunny skies. And those gusty winds finally ease up.

But tonight? Plot twist. A fast-moving clipper slides in from the west. And by 1 A.M., snow returns. North Jersey sees up to an inch, with temperatures *rising* overnight — yes, rising — from 22 degrees at 9 P.M. To 31 by sunrise. Central Jersey has a 70 percent shot of seeing flakes between 18 degrees and 6 A.M. South Jersey sits on the rain-snow line, expecting a mix after 3 A.M., with temps jumping from 22 at 7 A.M. To 35 by mid-morning.

Wednesday brings a midweek warm-up — highs in the 40s statewide — but that clipper lingers. North and Central Jersey could see a rain-snow mix through 1 P.M. Before clearing. South Jersey gets mostly rain, with a high near 44. Then we dry out briefly before round two arrives Thursday — another system brings rain likely to the south, while the north and central regions could see a wintry mix changing to plain rain.

We're on a rollercoaster. After today's deep freeze, we warm into the 40s Wednesday and Thursday before cold air returns this weekend. Saturday looks like the pick of the week — highs near 45 under sunny skies. But by Sunday night, we're back in the teens and 20s, with light snow possible early next week.

One bright spot: sunrise hits at 6:42 A.M. Today. We're gaining daylight fast — two minutes and 35 seconds today alone.

That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.