NJ Weather Turns For The Worse: Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued

New Jersey could get some of the roughest weather it's had in a while now that thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected to hit this weekend.

A hazardous weather outlook was issued for nearly the entire state since showers, along with scattered thunderstorms, are expected Friday night and through early Saturday morning.

The showers could produce periods of heavy rainfall that could lead to urban and poor drainage flooding, according to the Nation Weather Service.

Showers, along with scattered thunderstorms, are expected Sunday night and through early Monday morning as well. Those showers could also produce periods of heavy rainfall which could lead to urban and poor drainage flooding.

Here are the alerted areas:

Jason Franklin, an NWS meteorologist in Mount Holly, said the weather will also bring some strong winds to the area, some as strong as 23 mph.

"The one tonght will give us some heavy rain, about half an inch to an inch in spots," he said. "The one on Sunday night – there are few more dynamics to that."

The storms are expected to come mostly after 2 a.m. on Saturday morning and 8 p.m. on Sunday night:

Indeed, the northeastern United States will be sandwiched between two storm systems this weekend, according to AccuWeather. The same part of the massive storm over the Central states will swing through the Northeast late Friday and Friday night, according to AccuWeather.

The thunderstorms are likely to lose strength once they press eastward later Friday night and Saturday morning, and once they reach the Interstate 95 corridor, according to AccuWeather.

The storm slated to close out the weekend in the Northeast is expected to bring severe thunderstorms and tornadoes to the South, according to AccuWeather. In New Jersey, it is anticipated to be mostly a drenching rain producer.

Here is the forecast:

• Friday: A slight chance of light rain before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely. Patchy fog. Low around 55. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Monday night: A chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.