A cold weekend is on tap as dry, arctic air returns to the weekend.  A threat for some light snow returns next week.

TODAY

High pressure will produce clear skies to scattered cloud cover.  Winds will be from the north at 5 to 10 mph.  Temperatures will rise into the lower to mid-10s over the interior and upper 10s to lower 20s along the coast for highs.

TONIGHT

High pressure will remain in control with clear skies to scattered cloud cover.  Winds will be from the north at 5 to 10 mph.  Temperatures will fall into the teens below zero to single digits over the interior and single digits to the mid-10s along the coast for lows.

TOMORROW

An area of low pressure will intensify well east of the region with scattered cloud cover for most of the area and a period of light snow over extreme southern New Jersey, southern Cape May County, in the early morning hours.  A light snowfall accumulation is expected around a dusting to 2".  Any further shift of the storm track to the east will result in no impacts for southern New Jersey.  Winds will be from the north at 5 to 10 mph.  Temperatures will rise into the upper 10s to the lower 20s over the interior and mid-20s to lower 30s along the coast for highs.

SUNDAY

Scattered clouds are expected with a few flurries possible.  Winds will be from the west at 5 to 10 mph.  Temperatures will range from the single digits to lower 10s over the interior and lower to mid-10s along the coast for lows and upper 10s to lower 20s over the interior and lower to mid-20s along the coast for highs.

MONDAY

High pressure will produce clear skies to scattered cloud cover.  Temperatures will range from the single digits below zero to the mid-10s for lows and mid to upper 10s over the interior and lower to mid-20s along the coast for highs.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

An area of low pressure will produce scattered rain and snow showers on Tuesday and snow showers on Wednesday. Temperatures on Tuesday will range from the mid to upper 20s over the interior and lower to mid-30s along the coast for lows and lower to mid-30s over the interior and upper 30s to lower 40s along the coast for highs.  Temperatures on Wednesday will range from the single digits to mid-10s over the interior and upper 10s to lower 20s along the coast for lows and mid-10s to lower 20s over the interior and mid to upper 20s along the coast for highs.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

High pressure will produce clear skies to scattered cloud cover.  Temperatures on Thursday will range from the teens below zero to the single digits for lows and single digits to lower 10s over the interior and mid-10s to lower 20s along the coast for highs.  Temperatures on Friday will range from the single digits to lower 10s over the interior and mid to upper 10s along the coast for lows and upper 20s to lower 30s over the interior and lower to mid-30s along the coast for highs.