Dan Zarrow's Forecast

The cloudy, damp weather was a nice change of pace from our scorching hot summer, but now it's time for New Jersey to return to blue skies and warmth.

Although New Jersey will have one more damp and dreary day, flash flooding will not be a problem this time around.

The "main event" — the period of juiciest air and heaviest rain — will likely be from late morning through the late afternoon or early evening.

Multiple inches of rain is just what 'the drought doctor' ordered for New Jersey — but this deluge could be too much too fast, raising flash flooding concerns.

Just like every other rain chance in New Jersey this summer, our upcoming thunderstorms will be hit-or-miss but may produce heavy rain.

High temperatures Wednesday afternoon will hit 85 to 90 degrees across most of the state. As a sea breeze kicks in, the Jersey Shore will end up closer to 80.

Tuesday will feature mixed sun and clouds. High temperatures will be seasonably warm, in the lower to mid 80s.

On and off rain will make for a damp and dreary Monday across New Jersey, although this is only a one-day burst of wet weather and definitely not a drought buster.

We do have two chances of rain in the forecast. The first, this weekend, has almost completely fizzled. We might see some sprinkles Saturday morning — but don't hold your breath.

We are watching two upcoming rain chances aiming for New Jersey: Saturday morning showers, followed by the potential for steadier rain early next week.