Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the New Jersey Weather Podcast — it's Thursday, February 26th.

That whisper-thin dusting overnight? Two-tenths of an inch. Just enough to turn every untreated surface into a skating rink. Black ice is lurking on driveways and side streets right now. Your first step outside deserves respect.

Up in North Jersey, you're waking up to partly sunny skies and a high of 40 degrees. There's a slight chance of light snow after 1 P.M., but most of you stay dry. Tonight clears out and drops to 23 degrees.

Central Jersey hits 42 degrees under those same partly sunny skies. Between noon and 5 P.M., watch for a brief rain-snow mix. Just a 30 percent chance — it's a coin flip. Tonight falls to 22 degrees.

South Jersey gets the most action today. Rain kicks in by 11 A.M. By late afternoon — right around 4 P.M. — it flips to a rain-snow mix before wrapping up this evening. Patchy fog rolls in after dark. Highs reach 42 degrees. Lows tonight settle at 27 degrees.

Friday flips the script. Sunny skies statewide. Highs in the low to mid 40s. Saturday pushes even warmer — near 50 degrees in many spots. Perfect weather to melt that seven inches of snow still sitting on your lawn.

But winter's not done yet. Sunday night an arctic front barrels through. Monday brings a chance of snow and highs only in the upper 20s to low 30s. The cold makes one last stand before spring.

Speaking of spring — we're gaining over two minutes of daylight every day now. Sunrise hits at 6:38 A.M. Sunset at 5:48 P.M. The spring equinox sits just three weeks out.

Drive carefully this morning. Ice doesn't announce itself.

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