Dan Zarrow’s Weather

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

The key to our recent string of nice weather has been dry air. But humidity will be on the rise across New Jersey in the coming days.

Humidity levels remain comfortable for now, although New Jersey will trend stickier by the end of the week.

We really need a good soaking, as almost 80 percent of New Jersey is currently classified as "abnormally dry" or worse.

Ferocious heat and humidity will not return to New Jersey for quite a while, as the weekend turns beautiful and next week looks wet, cloudy and cool.

This will be a day of transitioning, improving weather as humidity slowly fades. More importantly, there are no hints of extreme heat in this forecast at all.

It will take another day or two for deliciously dry, refreshing air to return to New Jersey.

Two batches of rain and thunderstorms will precede the arrival of cooler, much drier air in New Jersey.

Dangerous heat and humidity continue this week across New Jersey. Resistance is futile. Although a series of cold fronts will drive in more comfortable weather.

Back in the "danger zone" across NJ Friday, with high temps 90 to 95, a heat index flirting with triple digits, and gusty, super-soaker thunderstorms likely.