Weekend Storms Headed To NJ: See The Latest Timeline

NEW JERSEY — A pair of storms will impact weekend plans for New Jersey residents, and the forecast rain and wind could be severe by the start of next week.

AccuWeather predicts that the first storm will impact New Jersey the most Friday, bringing steady rain and localized flash flooding to some communities.

“The heaviest of rain looks to occur late Friday afternoon through Friday night,” added meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly. A thunderstorm or two is possible, added the NWS.

More than an inch of rain could fall Friday and Saturday in parts of the region, said forecasters. Current weather models show that showers will be heaviest in communities north of I-95 in New Jersey, though the NWS said “uncertainty remains relatively high” for the exact timing and area of the most rainfall.

Also expect sustained winds of 15-25 miles per hour on Friday night with gusts 30-35 mph possible Friday night into Saturday morning that could blow down tree branches, forecasters said. Winds will be strongest along the coast.

Rain from this first system may linger around areas north of I-78 much of the day on Saturday, added the NWS.

A bigger storm arriving Sunday night will last until Monday, and a cold front will carry “more persistent and heavier rain” and strong winds along the northeastern coastal states.

AccuWeather forecasters said the storm could develop into a “bomb cyclone” or bombogenesis, when a storm with low pressure strengthens rapidly. Temperatures could fall into the 30s, as well, and the rain and wind could cause localized power outages.

“Winds will increase Sunday night into Monday ahead of frontal passage with gusts up to 30-35mph, before tapering off later Monday,” said the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.

The NWS’s New York City office, which forecasts for New Jersey counties in the northeast, added that Sunday’s rain could “be more beneficial than anything else” but cautioned that “nuisance flooding is certainly possible at times, particularly in the vulnerable urban locales.”

Currently, the National Weather Service says there is a limited risk of scattered thunderstorms on Sunday.

Here is a look at the extended forecast around New Jersey:

North Jersey

Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind 5 to 11 mph.

Friday Night
A slight chance of showers before 9pm, then rain, mainly after 3am. Low around 46. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday
Rain. High near 56. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday Night
Rain before 9pm, then showers likely, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday
A chance of showers before 9am, then rain, mainly after 9am. High near 65. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Sunday Night
Rain, mainly before 3am. Low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent.

Central Jersey

Thursday
A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph.

Friday
A chance of rain after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 49. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday
Rain. High near 59. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday
Rain, mainly after 8am. High near 67. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Sunday Night
Rain, mainly before 2am. Low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

South Jersey

Thursday
A slight chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 10 mph.

Friday
Rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night
Rain. Low around 53. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday
Rain likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday
Rain. High near 65. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Sunday Night
Rain, mainly before 2am. Low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.