New Jersey’s Mount Holly.As a sequence of storms brings cooler temperatures and a higher likelihood of rain through the weekend, a heat wave that has been engulfing parts of New Jersey for days is predicted to expire late Wednesday.
For coastal counties such as Eastern Monmouth, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, and Delaware Beaches, the National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory through 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Due to low temperatures barely falling into the 70s, there may be little overnight relief from heat index readings that can reach up to 103 degrees.
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert, which warns that ground-level ozone levels may be harmful for vulnerable groups like children, the elderly, and people with heart or lung diseases, is still in force for Atlantic and Cape May counties on Wednesday in addition to the heat.
However, as a risk of showers and thunderstorms starts to come into the area, a change in the weather is anticipated starting late Wednesday night. Partly sunny skies and highs of around 83 degrees are predicted for Thursday. There will then be more clouds and a 60% chance of thunderstorms that evening.
Rain and cooler temperatures are in store.
It is anticipated that the erratic weather would persist until the weekend. With a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, Friday’s high will be close to 75 degrees. With highs often in the low to mid-80s, there is a chance of more rain and storms through Sunday and into the first part of next week.
Most regions should see little to no rainfall, though isolated thunderstorms may see more.
