NJ Weather: Severe Thunderstorms In Nearly Daily Rain This Week

That foggy, even drizzly haze you're seeing right now may just be the best weather you'll see all week.

A hazardous weather outlook has been issued for what could be one of the roughest weather weeks in New Jersey in a while. Severe thunderstorms and other bad bouts of weather are expected almost daily, and could impact your commutes (see forecast below).

The National Weather Service says thunderstorms are expected to develop and spread southeastward into the area late afternoon Tuesday and in the evening. Some of these storms may be severe, with strong winds, large hail and flash flooding the primary risks.

Numerous rounds of showers and storms are then expected to continue through the end of the week and into next weekend. Heavy rainfall is possible during this period, with concerns for flooding increasing during this time, according to the NWS.

Numerous outdoor plans will be in jeopardy this week across the northeastern United States as showers and thunderstorms frequent the region, according to an AccuWeather release.

"After a relatively warm and dry start to the month of May, the pattern has become much more humid and wet heading into the middle of the month across the Northeast," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said in the release.

The weather pattern shaping up will allow showers and thunderstorms to track across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic on a nearly daily basis this week. "Moisture flowing northward into the area combined with a stalled front will yield the unsettled weather in places such as Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia through much of the week," Pydynowski said in the release.

In communities that get hit numerous times with downpours, streams may rise and local flash flooding may occur in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Downpours and thunderstorms can lead to minor flight delays and reduced visibility for motorists, according to the release.

Here are the alerted areas:

Here is the forecast:

• Monday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Tuesday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely between 9pm and 3am, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
• Wednesday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Wednesday night: A chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday: A chance of showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Thursday night: Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Friday night: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Saturday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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