Potentially Severe Thunderstorms Could Slam New Jersey Tonight

Severe Storm Threat Builds Across New Jersey Tonight

Potentially Severe Thunderstorms Could Slam New Jersey Tonight

Most of New Jersey remains under heat advisories through at least Friday and, in some areas, Saturday as oppressive heat and high humidity persist. The steamy conditions will be accompanied by daily chances for showers and thunderstorms, some of which could bring localized flash flooding and damaging wind gusts.

According to the National Weather Service, isolated thunderstorms may develop late Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. While a few storms could become strong, the overall risk of severe weather with damaging winds remains low.

The heat index — which measures how hot it feels when humidity is factored in with the air temperature — is forecast to climb between 100 and 104 degrees across the New York City metro area and much of northern and central New Jersey on Thursday and again Friday. Elsewhere across the state, it is expected to feel between 95 and 99 degrees.

A heat advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday for parts of central and southern New Jersey, including coastal Monmouth County and communities along the Interstate 95 corridor, where forecasters expect the heat index to approach or exceed 100 degrees through the weekend.

Meanwhile, counties in northern New Jersey are under a heat advisory through 8 p.m. Friday.

Daytime temperatures on Thursday and Friday are expected to climb into the upper 80s and low 90s, while overnight lows will offer little relief, staying in the 70s.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms could develop Thursday afternoon, primarily northwest of the Interstate 95 corridor, although a few storms may extend southeast toward the I-95 region, according to the National Weather Service.

Storm activity is forecast to become more widespread and better organized on Friday, increasing the potential for thunderstorms across much of the state. Check the latest forecast.