NJ Memorial Day 2024: Here Is Your Holiday Weekend Forecast

NEW JERSEY — Good news for Garden State residents traveling for the long Memorial Day weekend: much less rain is in the cards for the days ahead, forecasters said.

While early Memorial Day weekend travelers may see thunderstorms and showers in Central and South Jersey on Friday morning, a “quiet rest of the weekend” with “highs warming into the low to mid 80s” is expected, according to the National Weather Service Mount Holly station.

Friday’s forecast calls for low-80s temperatures and a moderate (40 to 50 percent) chance for rain and thunderstorms south of Trenton, the weather service said. Saturday will be warmer with mid-80s temperatures, mostly cloudy skies and 5 mph winds; Sunday will see similar summer-like temperatures with partly cloudy skies and light winds.

Despite the dry weekend forecast, Monday will still see a chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, with some storms capable of producing heavy rainfall, the National Weather Service said. Travel delays, flooding, downpours and hail are possible, as well as localized damaging wind gusts between 55 and 65 mph, AccuWeather noted.

The thunderstorms are expected to continue through Monday night, though lingering showers are still possible Tuesday into Wednesday, the weather service said.

Here’s the latest forecast, according to the National Weather Service:

North Jersey

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Monday: Showers likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Monday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Central Jersey

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 8 a.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Memorial Day: A chance of showers before 8 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

South Jersey

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.