New Jersey will experience the coldest conditions of the winter so far over the next couple of days with temperatures below freezing until Friday, forecasters say. Highs will only reach the upper teens and low 20s on Tuesday and Wednesday before plunging into the single digits overnight with widespread wind chill values between 5 and -5 degrees,

The coldest air of the season will arrive by Friday. Friday night into Saturday, temperatures could dip into the upper 30s near the coast and close to freezing inland. With wind chills factored in, temperatures will feel like the low 30s near the coast Saturday morning.