Winter Weather — Western Union, New Jersey

2025-12-26 to 2025-12-27 · Western Union, New Jersey

Event narrative

The public reported 3.7 inches at 1 NE Union, 3.1 inches at 1 S Mountainside, 3.0 inches at 1 NW Cranford, and 3.0 inches at 1 NNW Westfield. Cocorahs reported 2.8 inches in New Providence.

Wider weather episode

A progressive shortwave from the west overran a cold high pressure system resulting in a significant snowfall across the region. Warm advection aloft was the main driver of the snowfall for much of the event. An accumulating snowfall occurred across Northeastern New Jersey.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1299741. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.