Dan Zarrow's Forecast

This will be the first of three unsettled weather days, as an off-shore front keeps clouds and occasional showers over New Jersey.

While Monday looks simply beautiful, clouds and raindrops will clip the New Jersey coast on Tuesday and Wednesday.

We're closing out July and beginning August with below-normal temperatures across New Jersey.

Damaging winds, flooding rain, large hail, and even a tornado or two are possible from the thunderstorms that drive through New Jersey Thursday evening.

The more sunshine New Jersey sees and the higher the temperature rises, the stronger Thursday's "grand finale" thunderstorms will be.

While strong thunderstorms are a concern for Thursday, very dry air will lead to very pleasant weather heading into the weekend and the final days of July.

This will be New Jersey's last 90+ degree day for at least a week, as cooler temperatures and unsettled weather take over the forecast.

There are a lot of pluses in this forecast, as the length of this heat wave and the spread of potential thunderstorm activity will be limited.

Dew points and humidity stay in the basement for another day or two, before conditions turn more summer-ish and unsettled for the second half of the weekend.

Dry air, dry weather, abundant sunshine, and comfortable temperatures are a real treat in the middle of summer here in New Jersey.