Dan Zarrow's Forecast

Heat, humidity, and daily thunderstorms will be in the forecast through the upcoming 4th of July Weekend.

Beaches and pools will be very popular across New Jersey, until a round of strong to severe thunderstorms arrives Saturday afternoon.

On Thursday, we previewed a bit of a rain chance in Friday's forecast. That now seems to have been removed, as we'll head into the weekend dry across the great Garden State.

Sun will be around in abundance on Thursday, with daytime highs in the mid-80s to low 90s.

Somewhere in New Jersey will likely hit 90+ degrees each day from now through the start of the weekend.

Tuesday starts stormy and steamy, then heat and humidity build through the rest of the week.

This last week of June is all about building heat and humidity, with only one threat of widespread thunderstorms Monday night.

Friday is not only the first day of Summer, it is New Jersey's big weather tradition day - drier air and drier weather finally arrive for the weekend.

A Flash Flood Watch continues for most of New Jersey through early Friday morning.

This is the grand finale of our stormy weather pattern - big changes are on the way for Friday, the Summer Solstice.