Cool - but comfortably cloudy today for NJ metro

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Temperatures today will be rather cool to what we are used to... 

Skies are expected to be mostly cloudy. Some sprinkles or a light shower is possible, particularly in southern New Jersey and Long Island. Highs top out between 70 and 75 degrees.

Tonight will remain cloudy, with some light rain for southern NJ and Long Island once again. Lows fall into the 60s for much of the region.

Friday starts out wet eat of New York City, with skies clearing by later morning for all areas, Temperatures reach 80 degrees.

The weekend will feature clouds and some sun -- with showers likely Saturday night into Sunday. The timing on this next weather front is not clear as of yet, but do expect some wet weather for part of the weekend. Highs on Saturday and Sunday will be a muggy 80-85 degrees.

Tuesday afternoon update

Weather update:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
CENTRAL ATLANTIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHEASTERN OCEAN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 1153 AM EDT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF
HAS OCCURRED AND ADDTIONAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

The time frame for additional storms for more of the area looks to be between 3 and 6pm.
A flood watch remains in effect for much of New Jersey until 8pm tonight.

Another weather disturbance expected to cause flooding for NJ metro today

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW
  JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN
  NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. IN NEW JERSEY...CAMDEN...
  GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...
  NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...SUSSEX...
  WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...
  DELAWARE...EASTERN CHESTER...EASTERN MONTGOMERY...LEHIGH...
  LOWER BUCKS...NORTHAMPTON...PHILADELPHIA...UPPER BUCKS...
  WESTERN CHESTER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEVERAL AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS MORNING PICKED UP
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL, ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. SOME ADDITIONAL
  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE
  COURSE OF TODAY, SOME OF WHICH CAN PRODUCE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY
  RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

* THE SATURATED GROUND COMBINED WITH TIMES OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY
  RAINFALL CAN RESULT IN SOME FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND IN AREAS OF
  POOR DRAINAGE. IF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OCCURS OVER AN AREA THAT
  PREVIOUSLY PICKED UP VERY HEAVY RAINFALL, THE THREAT FOR FLASH
  FLOODING WILL INCREASE.

Rainfall amounts from Monday

Rainfall amounts from Monday

New alert for flooding in NJ

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
  HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  NORTHERN ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT...

* AT 120 PM EDT A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ALONG
THE SEABREEZE WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS AREA
MAY EXPAND EAST AND WEST ALONG THE SEABREEZE...WHILE ALSO SLOWLY
LIFTING TO THE NORTH. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS
OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN AN HOUR.

Flooding rain in northeastern New Jersey

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  SOUTHERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
  NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
  NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 130 PM EDT...

* AT 1228 PM EDT...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM FORMING ALONG
THE SEABREEZE WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS AREA
MAY EXPAND EAST AND WEST ALONG THE SEABREEZE...WHILE ALSO SLOWLY
LIFTING TO THE NORTH. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS
OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN AN HOUR.

Flood advisories continue

Storms in Essex, Hudson, and southern Bergen county, as well as many areas of Nassau county on Long Island, where flood advisories continue until 1pm.