Major Weather Shift In Store For NJ Sunday, Forecasters Say

The heat and humidity that blanketed New Jersey on Saturday is expected to give way to severe weather on Sunday, with thunderstorms packing damaging winds, forecasters say.

The forecast from the National Weather Service's Mount Holly office is calling for the heat to remain until Sunday afternoon, with high temperatures reaching 90 degrees.

"The heat and humidity will aid the production of additional strong to severe thunderstorms from the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast later on Sunday ahead of the cold front with the intensifying low pressure wave," the forecast said.

"Damaging winds appear to be the main concern with this episode of strong to severe thunderstorms," which are likely to arrive midafternoon, roughly 3 p.m., the weather service said. The chance of storms is 60 percent, the service said.

There is a small tornado threat for the southern portion of the state, according to NorEaster Nick, a forecaster based in South Jersey.

In addition, the weather service has issued coastal flood advisory for Saturday evening and said minor coastal flooding is possible on Sunday around high tide because the new moon will result in higher than normal astronomical tides. The highest of the new moon tides will be Sunday evening, the weather service said

The cold front and storms are expected to leave slightly cooler temperatures in their wake, with highs in the upper 70s on Monday and Tuesday.