NJ Weather: Storms Expected As Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued

More bad weather is expected in New Jersey, including thunderstorms and heavy rain that could cause flooding this weekend.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for nearly the whole state, saying several rounds of showers and storms are expected through the weekend. There is potential for heavy rainfall and flooding, especially with a system affecting the region beginning on Friday.

Thunderstorms are possible after 3 p.m. on Friday, and rain is supposed to last through Saturday and Sunday morning, when it will be heaviest.

Here are the alerted areas:

While the weekend will not be a total washout, AccuWeather says a series of storms are forecast to continue to pass through the region.

The unsettled weather this weekend will interfere with some ballgames, college graduations, backyard projects, travel and other outdoor springtime activities, accoring to AccuWeather. However, there will be a swath where rain manages to stay away for the most part.

Enough of a warmup is likely to allow drenching and perhaps locally gusty thunderstorms to erupt south of the storm track over the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic with steadier rain over the northern parts of New York state and New England, acccording to AccuWeather.

Rain and thunderstorms will spread from west to east during the day on Friday, but may not reach the Atlantic coast until the evening in some cases, according to AccuWeather.

From Saturday to Sunday, the cycle is forecast to repeat, according to AccuWeather. Soon after one storm exits the Atlantic coast, rain and thunder from the next storm will build over the Midwest and head eastward, according to AccuWeather.

Here is the forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind around 7 mph.
• Friday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Saturday night: Showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 55. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Sunday: Showers. High near 63. East wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.