Hazardous Weather Outlook At Jersey Shore: NJ Weather

Looks like we're in for another weekend of rough weather at the Jersey Shore.

A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for South Jersey and all Jersey Shore counties, except for Monmouth, since scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the area Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening.

These storms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall which could lead to urban, small stream, and poor drainage flooding in spots, according to the National Weather Service. In addition, the potential also exists for an isolated severe storm to produce locally damaging winds and large hail.

Here are the alerted areas:

Here is the weather forecast:

• Friday afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
• Friday night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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