Will Rain Ever Stop? Mother's Day Weekend Forecast For New Jersey

Will the rain ever stop?

Not anytime soon, forecasters predict.

Showers, heavy at times, will continue throughout the region Friday. New rainfall amounts will be between a tenth to a quarter of an inch an hour, the National Weather Service estimates. Thunder is possible, too.

Looks like Saturday won't be much better. There's a 40 percent chance of showers Saturday, with a break after 9 p.m. that night.

And on Mother's Day, most of the rain is expected before 8 a.m. but there is a 60 percent chance of precipitation for the whole day.

A Coastal Flooding Warning is in effect for Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May counties, beginning at 10 p.m. Friday.

Tidal flooding is expected elsewhere in South Jersey.

Here is the full forecast:

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 52. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday night: Isolated showers before 8pm, then showers likely after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a 10th of an inch possible.