Hazardous Weather Outlook, 35-MPH Winds: NJ Mother's Day Forecast

Here's how you should prepare for Mother's Day: Stay dry, and try to stay off the roads as much as possible (see road conditions below).

Frequent showers will move across much of New Jersey on Mother's Day, especially through the early afternoon hours, according to National Weather Service.

A hazardous weather outlook was issued for nearly the entire state, saying gusty winds may hit 35 mph, especially closer to the Shore and the higher elevations of northern New Jersey. More than 1,500 were without power.

Here are the towns with power outages:

1. North Bergen 887
2. MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP 190
3. PHILLIPSBURG TOWN 86
4. MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP 64
5. ROXBURY TOWNSHIP 45
6. LONG BRANCH CITY 43
7. MILLBURN TOWNSHIP 42
8. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 37
9. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 29
10. MONROE TOWNSHIP 26
11. Uppe Township 25
12. CLINTON TOWN 12
13. SEASIDE PARK BOROUGH 10
14. ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP 9
15. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 9
16. BERKELEY TOWNSHIP 8
17. MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 6
18. NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP 5

Local downpours may cause some ponding of water on roadways. Make sure to travel with caution and reduce your speed if you will be out today, the NWS says.

A coastal flooding advisory also is in effect in Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and southeastern Burlington Counties.

The heaviest rain through Sunday night will extend from the central Appalachians northeastward into the southern mid-Atlantic, according to AccuWeather. Enough rain can fall to cause street and poor-drainage area flooding, as well as flooding along small streams in a few cases.

"Total rainfall with this storm will average 1-3 inches through Sunday night,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said in an AccuWeather release.

Another wave of low pressure will cause more rain to develop on Monday from Pennsylvania and New York into southern and central New England, according to AccuWeather.

Here are the road conditions:

• BRICK TWP PD: Use caution while driving on Burnt Tavern Rd., southbound, between Van Zile Rd. and Maple Ave. due to a tree blocking the right lane.
• NJ 10: Flooding on NJ 10 westbound Jennifern Av in Randolph Twp. All lanes open to traffic.
• NJ 53: Downed tree on NJ 53 in both directions ramp to NJ 10 in Morris Plains. Exit ramp closed.
• NJ 29: Downed tree on NJ 29 in both directions South of Weeden St in West Amwell Twp. All lanes closed.
• New Jersey Turnpike : Accident on the New Jersey Turnpike outer roadway northbound North of Interchange 11 - Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge Twp. Left lane blocked.
• NJ 27: Accident on NJ 27 northbound area of I-287 in Edison Twp. Right lane closed for repairs.
• I-295: Accident on I-295 southbound South of Exit 64 - CR 535/East State Street Extension in Hamilton Twp. 1 to 2 lanes closed.
• Garden State Parkway: Accident and a Vehicle off the roadway on the Garden State Parkway southbound North of Barnegat Tolls in Ocean Twp. All lanes open to traffic.
• Garden State Parkway: Accident on the Garden State Parkway southbound entering at Exit 127 - US 9/I-287/NJ 440 in Woodbridge Twp. Partial ramp blocked.
• Garden State Parkway: Accident on the Garden State Parkway southbound South of Exit 63A - NJ 72 East in Stafford Twp. All lanes open.
• New Jersey Turnpike: Accident on the New Jersey Turnpike/I-95 express lanes southbound Exit 69 (SB) - I-80; Exit 70A(NB) - Leonia in Teaneck Twp. All lanes open.
• Atlantic City Expressway: Accident on the Atlantic City Expressway eastbound in the vicinity of Frank S. Farley Service Plaza in Hamilton Twp. Left lane and shoulder blocked MOVE OVER FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

Here is the forecast:

• Sunday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 52. Breezy, with an east wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Sunday night: Rain with drizzle likely, mainly before 1am, then a chance of rain after 1am. Low around 46. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Monday: Rain. High near 52. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Monday night: Showers, mainly before 8pm. Low around 46. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.