Confidence In Historic Super El Niño Grows: What To Know In NJ

Forecasters now put a 90 percent chance on this winter’s El Niño becoming a historically strong event, possibly the strongest on record since 1950. For New Jersey, that likely means an active storm track with heavier precipitation, though whether that precipitation falls as rain or snow depends on which forecast you trust: the Farmers’ Almanac is betting on rounds of heavy wet snow inland, while others see a murkier, mixed-bag picture for the Northeast.