Days Of Rain In NJ Forecast: See Latest

NEW JERSEY — The next few days in the Garden State are expected to be gloomy, with periods of rain, according to the latest forecast. But it has little to do with Hurricane Helene, which some forecasters predict could become a Category 4 storm as it hits Florida.

Some of Helene's moisture will make it to the northeast, but will likely have little impact on New Jersey, according to forecasters with AccuWeather.

AccuWeather predicts this weekend will see "low clouds and spotty drizzle" making gloomy conditions for "parts of New Jersey." Those forecasters say that a large bubble of dry air is limiting rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Thursday night will see some scattered showers and storms in North and Central Jersey, according to the National Weather Service.

Further scattered showers are possible Friday, though not a lot, forecasters say.

"Showers become more scattered to isolated the further north you get from Philadelphia, and some areas of far northern New Jersey could see little to no rainfall at all," the National Weather Service said.

And even with those showers, forecasters only predict a half-inch of rain at most.

As Helene's remnants head west on Saturday, the National Weather Service said "a few showers could develop" in New Jersey.

"Will not be a washout by any means, but more of a cloudy day with some showers around, similar to what we have seen the past few days," forecasters said.

Sunday will also be another gray day, with some showers possible.

Here's the weekend forecast.

North Jersey

Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Central Jersey

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Friday: A chance of showers, mainly after 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 8 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

South Jersey

Thursday: A slight chance of showers before 3 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a slight chance of showers after 5 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., then a slight chance of showers after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Friday: A chance of showers, mainly after 8 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.