Storm Expected to Dump 2-4 Inches of Rain

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Middlesex County beginning at 12 p.m. Sunday. The Flood Watch will remain effect through 12 p.m. Monday.

The storm will bring cooler temperatures, strong winds and between 2-4 inches of rain, forecasters say. The storm is expected to impact low lying areas and basements prone to flooding.

Here's a look at the day-by-day forecast from the NWS.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between 3am and 5am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind at 10 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. 

Sunday: Rain, mainly after noon. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 60. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. 

Sunday Night: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Low around 51. Breezy, with a northeast wind between 11 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible. 

Monday: Showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 65. East wind 7 to 15 mph becoming south. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. 

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.