WEATHER TO WATCH: Showers overnight. Stormier set-up for Saturday
A batch of pestiferous precipitation is possible after midnight tonight. Most of Friday is looking fair. Probably more clouds than sun, but there will be plenty of bright moments before more substantial weather shows up for Saturday.
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Clouds will collect tonight and the air will hang a little heavier with the mugginess slowly climbing. Nighttime lows will be a few degrees warmer than average. A minor weather disturbance will push a few showers through northern areas of New Jersey after midnight. Any wet weather will be beneficial to the drought, but by no means will it be a drought buster or anything meaningful.
Friday is looking to be fair. It will be warm and muggy. Temperatures near where they should be for this time of year and a smidgeon of humidity will make it feel warmer. The shirt will definitely stick to your back after a few minutes outside.
Friday night into the overnight, a few passing showers are possible. Another weather disturbance will be gathering momentum and heading in our direction. The timing of rain is still in question, with a few of the short-term weather models not in agreement with where the bulk of the rain falls. So, let's just say that Saturday is looking more and more like an inside kind of day.
Sunday looks a lot better. Still humid with partial sunshine, but it shouldn't be raining.
Next week looks very, very warm. It is looking more and more likely that we could string together a few days into the 90s with the temperatures peaking to near 100 degrees by the end of next week. That is a meteorological lifetime down the road, so we have time to see how the weather pattern evolves.
