Inland freeze warnings and coastal frost advisories are out early Thursday morning as the growing season ends for most. A polar-vortex influenced airmass is responsible for the chill, which will carry over to Friday morning. The weekend will shake off the chill.
Assuming highs in the 90s through Thursday, inland South Jersey likely will live through its longest heat wave in the month of September on record this week. The shore will stay muggy but receive sweet sea breeze relief.
New Jersey firefighters are on the scene of a wildfire burning in the area of Jackson Road and the former Atco Dragway in the Waterford Township portion of Wharton State Forest.