Does Temple Ner Tamid have a special line to the big guy upstairs? Well, if you think they do, you might want to plan your evening commute (and other activities) accordingly. The 6-8:30 pm Hebrew School shift today has been cancelled on account of snow, expected snow that is.

For its part, the National Weather Service has an advisory out too.

UPDATE: Latest forecast is 1-3″ of snow with 1/4″ of ice by noon tomorrow.(Correction; earlier forecast of 3-5″ was for Bergan and Passaic counties.)

AS THIS COLDER AIR GETS FILTERED IN FROM THE NORTH… THE MIXTURE OF RAIN… SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER TO PREDOMINATELY SNOW AND SLEET AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. A COATING TO AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET COULD ACCUMULATE BY THE TIME RUSH HOUR IS OVER THIS EVENING.

TONIGHT WILL LIKELY SEE A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET FALL ACROSS THE REGION WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES ANTICIPATED TOWARD MORNING. SOME FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX IN LATER ON TONIGHT… WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LIGHT COATING OF ICE ON ALL SURFACES TOWARD MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE VERY SLIPPERY TRAVEL FOR THURSDAY MORNING’S RUSH HOUR. WARMER AIR WORKS IN AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES… WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A TRANSITION TO PLAIN RAIN TOWARD AFTERNOON….