Planning your weekend around the Jersey Shore? Be prepared for rain and slick roads.
“While there’s a 50-70% chance of rain [this weekend], the good news is that widespread flooding is not expected,” says Scott Withers, Severe Wx Live Meteorologist & Environmental GeoScientist.
With forecast rainfall totals below half an inch, Withers anticipates some ponding on roads or isolated street flooding, but no major flooding issues.
Unfortunately, this weekend’s rain will have little impact on the ongoing drought conditions in the region.
“[Monmouth and Ocean] counties are in severe and extreme droughts, and these conditions are expected to persist even after the weekend’s rainfall,” said Withers.
Drought monitor map: Dec. 25, 2024. The Jersey Shore region remains in severe and extreme conditions.
Here’s the latest forecast, including potential for rain and even freezing rain.
Weekend Weather: Monmouth County
Friday: Mostly sunny and mild with a high near 40 degrees. Calm winds.
Friday Night: Chance of freezing rain between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., followed by a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy with a low around 29 degrees. Calm winds. Less than a tenth of an inch of precipitation possible.
Saturday: Rain likely, mainly after 7 a.m. Cloudy with a high near 46 degrees. Calm winds will become southerly around 5 mph. Expect between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain.
Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy with a low around 41 degrees. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain possible.
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Sunday: Rain likely. Cloudy with a high near 58 degrees.
Sunday Night: Showers likely. Low around 46 degrees.
Monday: Chance of showers. Partly sunny with a high near 57 degrees.
Weekend Weather: Ocean County NJ
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A chance of rain after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Showers. Low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Weather NJ: Jersey Shore forecast won’t ease drought conditions