Mother’s Day 2021 Weather: Storms Expected For New Jersey

NEW JERSEY — Mother’s Day 2021 is Sunday, which means families across the state are making plans to spoil Mom with flowers, gifts, picnics and family outings.

But before you make those plans, it’s always a good idea to check what Mother Nature has in store for the day.

The Mother's Day forecast for New Jersey is not a pleasant one. AccuWeather says storms are likely, with threats such as flooding downpours, hail and winds possible.

Here is the National Weather Service forecast:

• Saturday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the evening.
• Sunday: A chance of showers after 2 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Sunday night: Rain likely, mainly before 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Monday: A chance of rain before 8 a.m., then a chance of showers between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

In some parts of the United States, Mother’s Day plans may also be hampered by rain, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s May forecast.

However, sunshine and warm temperatures are expected from California to Texas, and from the Pacific Coast to the Intermountain region, which includes Nevada, Utah, Idaho and parts of Montana, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.

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Mother’s Day, in its modern form, originated in the United States, where it is observed on the second Sunday in May.

Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, whose mother organized women’s groups to promote friendship and health, was the creator of Mother’s Day in the United States, according to Britannica.com. In 1907, she organized a memorial service to honor her late mother at a church in Grafton, West Virginia.

Within five years, virtually every state was observing the day; and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day a national holiday.

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