A drastic weather shift is in store for the New Jersey region, forecasters say.
A significant warming trend in New Jersey will keep temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal over the coming days and could send high temperatures skyrocketing to 90 degrees by next week, forecasters said.
The weekend will be mostly balmy, with highs ranging from 65 to 70 for most of the New Jersey region.
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But highs will shoot up to 77 by Monday and 83 to Tuesday before rising close to the 90-degree mark on Wednesday. It could break the all-time record high for April 15 of 88 degrees, set in 1941, according to National Weather Service records.
Most parts of the region have not seen a 90-degree day since the middle of last summer.
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"With temperatures rising, parents are strongly reminded never to leave children unattended in vehicles, where conditions can turn life-threatening within minutes," Accuweather said. "Always check the back seat before leaving a vehicle, even when not transporting children, as they may have climbed into the car unnoticed."
The United States at large experienced its hottest March in history this year, Accuweather said, with all of the southwest and much of the midwest and south seeing records broken. Pennsylvania also saw extreme temperature fluctuations, including shifts of as much as 41 degrees in 24 hours.
Here's the full forecast for the coming week around the New Jersey area, according to the National Weather Service:
North Jersey
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Central Jersey
Friday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
South Jersey
Friday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
— With reporting by Justin Heinze
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