Rain, Winds, Coastal Storm? What NJ Can Expect From The Weather This Thanksgiving Week
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly is forecasting a mix of sunny skies, mild temperatures, and rain chances this Thanksgiving week, with a potential coastal storm expected to impact travel plans Thursday into Friday.
Here's your day-by-day forecast this week through the holiday, according to the NWS:
Sunday, Nov. 24: Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 56°F. West winds will blow around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with lows dropping to 33°F and calming winds.
Monday, Nov. 25: Sunny and slightly warmer, with a high near 59°F.…
Post-Thanksgiving Storm Strengthens As It Heads Toward Northeast
A coastal storm intensifying in the mid-Atlantic will bring widespread rain with sleet and snow in some interior locations in the Northeast at the tail end of Thanksgiving weekend, affecting travel.
The time frame for the system is late Sunday afternoon, Nov. 26 into the early morning hours of Monday, Nov. 27, according to the National Weather Service.
"On Sunday, rain will mainly be confined to eastern Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware before spreading into New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York by Sunday night," according to AccuWeather.com. "By Monday, rain will primarily focus acros…
These Areas Will See Heaviest, Steadiest Rainfall, Strongest Winds From Coastal Storm System
A coastal storm system will bring a mix of showers, rain, drenching downpours, and gusty winds to much of the region.
Rainfall will begin Sunday afternoon, Oct. 23, and continue at times through the evening and into the overnight hours, according to the National Weather Service.
Sunday will be cloudy throughout the day, with the storm system advancing from the southeast to the north. (See the first image above.)
The high temperature will be in the low 60s.
The heaviest and steadiest rain from the tropical system is likely in southeastern New England and eastern Long Island, whe…