The core of that arctic air made a statement today. It was the coldest start to a morning this season with lows that ranged from -2 degrees in Walpack, Sussex County to a balmy 20 degrees at the Atlantic City marina.

Sussex airport broke a low temp record, as did Trenton-Mercer airport. Daily highs remained frigid. Temperatures recovered only to the upper 20s and low 30s. Wind chills with steady winds stayed in the single digits and low teens. This bitter air is now slowly pivoting away.

A quick-moving weather system will be dropping through late tonight into tomorrow. While the center of this storm stays to our north, some trailing energy slides through. Temperatures do warm back to seasonable levels.

It's a testament to how cold December has been, when temps get back to where they should be for this time of year and we call it a "warm-up."

Look for afternoon highs to reach the low to mid-40s. While the seasonable temps are a nice break from the frigid feel, we'll have to deal with snow, sleet and rain for much of the afternoon. While I do think the snow in northwest New Jersey could collect, a worst-case scenario of 1-2 inches isn't very impactful.

I think we will need to be on our weather toes for Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Rain and slush puddles could freeze over by daybreak.