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FORECAST:
The air was autumnal today under bright blue skies. Afternoon highs were in the upper 60s. Exactly where they should be for this time of year. The forecast will be changing quickly with a fast-moving weather system moving in from the Great Lakes.
Skies will cloud over tonight. Showery weather will begin to develop just before daybreak as a warm front starts to slide through the state. The wet weather will be more of a nuisance for early morning commuters, but you should plan accordingly. Wet roads and freshly fallen leaves can make streets a little more slippery. Be extra cautious when braking and coming to a stop.
Early morning showers will let up. The clouds will slowly clear up some as the warm front continues to travel into New England. With a favorable wind and hints of sunshine, New Jersey will be in the warm sector of the frontal passage. Temperatures should rise quickly into the mid to upper 70s to near 80 degrees.
The trailing cold front with Friday's storm system will begin to march forcibly through around dinner time. The ingredients in the atmosphere could trigger strong to severe storms. Locally, heavy downpours, lightning and damaging winds will be the weather concern for the early evening hours. Halloween decorations could get littered across lawns as the winds pick up.
Lingering showers carry us into early Saturday morning. The winds will have changed direction and you will immediately know the difference when the front slides through. The temperatures will plummet. In a 12-hour time frame, it is going to feel 30 to 35 degrees colder from Friday evening into Saturday morning.
The weather should be dry for most of Saturday and all of Sunday. It will not feel like mid-October, though. It is going to feel like early December.
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