Dan Zarrow's Forecast

It will be a rainmaker, although that rain could be heavy at times, with possible lightning and thunder and marginally gusty winds.

With snow, ice, rain, wind, and coastal flooding still on the table, this is easily New Jersey's strongest winter storm signature in several years.

I truly hope your turkey is as moist and juicy as this rainy Thanksgiving Day forecast for New Jersey.

Aside from an isolated shower or sprinkle, Monday will be a pleasant and seasonable weather day for the Garden State.

The potential for damaging wind, heavy rain, hail, and tornadoes is once again elevated for most of New Jersey starting around dinnertime Thursday.

Here is a county-by-county, hour-by-hour breakdown of this nasty tropical storm day.

Strong winds will be the biggest impact for the Jersey Shore, while heavy rain and flooding will be worst along the Delaware River in western New Jersey.

But just how much rain, wind, surge, and surf New Jersey and the Jersey Shore sees is still a big question mark at this time.

The storm is difficult to pronounce, and the forecast is becoming more precarious for the entire U.S. East Coast, including New Jersey and the Jersey Shore.

Tropical Storm Fay will impact New Jersey all day Friday, and could be the state's first tropical cyclone to make landfall since Irene in 2011.

The next few days will feature a bit of a warmup, with a minor chance of rain around midweek.

Coastal flooding, a strong on-shore wind, spotty showers, clouds, and cool temperatures are New Jersey's biggest concerns through the first half of the week.