NJ Weather: Strong Storms, Heavy Rain To End Week

Strong storms are expected to hit New Jersey over the next few days as the region should expect some rough weather to end the week and start the weekend.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the entire state, saying showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday will be capable of producing heavy rain, leading to poor drainage flooding.

From Thursday to Friday morning, heavy rain and the risk of severe weather will be at their peak, according to AccuWeather. The rain can come down fast enough to slow travel on the highways and create a low cloud ceiling and low visibility at airports.

It is possible some storms will survive well into Friday night, and spotty showers and thunderstorms may still affect the region on Saturday, according to AccuWeather.

Here is the forecast:

• Thursday: Scattered showers, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Thursday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 68. East wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Friday night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
• Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

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