NEW JERSEY THE TARGET FOR HEAVY RAINS NEXT 24-48 HOURS...

for much of the region, a soaking rainfall will commence late tonight and continue through early Saturday morning, before tapering off. Although much of the weekend will be rain-free, the storm for Friday is looking more robust, and thus, it constituted an update here.

We'll use NOAA's map to decipher where the heaviest rains will fall overall. In the shaded tan areas, 1 to as much as 3 inches can fall, with even some flash flooding at times.

For NYC and points to the east, the total rainfall amount will lessen as you head east, yet many areas (except for far eastern Long Island and Connecticut) will see around or just over an inch. This is depicted nicely by NOAA's HPC graphic, showing the core of heaviest rains in red, purple and pink.