New Jersey
Storm to bring widespread rain to New Jersey this week. See the forecast
The forecast calls for widespread rain for most of New Jersey this Wednesday, April 29 and Thursday, April 30.
A cold front will approach the region and will bring some showers with it, according to the National Weather Service.
Up to an inch of rain is expected in most of the state. Some areas might get 1.5 inches of rain. Dry air in North East New Jersey is expected to prevent precipitation in Passaic, Bergen, Hudson, Essex and Union counties.
The Jersey Shore might get thunderstorms after 8 p.m. Wednesday which might increase rainfall totals. Rain should taper off Thursday afternoon.
Here’s what the National Weather Service predicts for the next several days.
Sussex County weather forecast
Wednesday– A chance of showers, mainly after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night– Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8 p.m., then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., then showers likely after that. Low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday– Showers likely, mainly before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night– Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Asbury Park weather forecast
Wednesday– Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday night– A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 p.m. Low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday– A chance of showers before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday night– Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Toms River weather forecast
Wednesday– Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night– A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m., then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8 p.m., and 2 a.m., then showers after that. Low around 48. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday– A chance of showers before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday night– Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Juan Carlos Castillo is a New Jersey-based trending reporter for the USA Today network. He covers weather, FIFA World Cup, and national events focusing on how they affect New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.