A wave of heavy rain is expected to move through the tri-state area during the overnight hours and continue into Thursday morning — which could make for a very wet commute with the potential for flooded roads
After a pleasant Wednesday on the warmer side, with temperatures into the mid 80s, a deep layer of atmospheric moisture near the coast will combine with an area of low pressure moving in from the west. That will lead to a swath of 1-2 inch accumulations through the New York City area. Isolated locations — generally to the southwest — could pick up around three inches.
The rain will arrive in the tri-state late Wednesday, getting to NYC after midnight and continuing through early morning before passing east of the area. Parts of central to southern New Jersey will see the most rainfall, stretching from Hunterdon and Somerset counties down to the Philadelphia area.