Sunny, warm weather returns to NJ, but it won’t last into the weekend Dan Zarrow Published: September 18, 2025 Sunshine should return to New Jersey by Monday afternoon. (Dan Zarrow, Townsquare Media)

Goodbye, coastal storm system. After two inches of rain fell over Cape May County and coastal Monmouth County over the past two days, we are looking forward to big improvements to NJ's weather scene Thursday. Drizzle, fog, and low clouds will linger until around midday, especially along the coast. And then skies will brighten significantly, pushing high temperatures toward 80 degrees. Friday will be even warmer, with abundant sunshine and highs in the lower to mid 80s, feeling like a mid-summer day. Cooler air invades for the last weekend of summer, pushing temps 10 to 15 degrees lower

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