Flood watch extended in Bucks County. What to know about this week's weather

Damon C. Williams, Bucks County Courier Times
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The week is getting off to a wet, cold and altogether dreary start in Bucks County, with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly extending its flood watch designation until 4 p.m.

The alert from the weather service notes that flooding caused by excessive rainfall remains a possibility throughout Bucks County and the Delaware Valley.

"Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas," read a portion of the flood watch alert. "Widespread 1.5 to 3 inches of rain has fallen across the watch area.

"While rain is diminishing across the area, small streams and creeks may continue to rise into today."

Here's everything else to know about forecast, including when the rain will move out and what to expect heading into the weekend.

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National Weather Service Meteorologist Matt Brudy said the rain will soon move out of Bucks County, which will be followed by some hours of windy conditions.

"The back end of the precipitation is just about to clear out of Lower Bucks County, and that will be largely it for the day," Brudy said. "Overall, the rest of the week will be right around normal, with temperatures maybe dipping below normal on Thursday.

"But it will be dry for the rest of the week and weekend," Brudy added. "There is no precipitation in the forecast until very late Sunday."

Here is the full forecast breakdown for Bucks County over the next several days:

  • Today: Rain and snow before 9 a.m., then a chance of rain between 9am and 10am. High near 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

  • Tuesday overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

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  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

  • Wednesday overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

  • Thursday overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

  • Friday overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

  • Saturday overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

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Flood watch for lower Bucks County, sections of New Jersey

The extended flood watch includes portions of Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties, Lower Bucks County, Philadelphia and Upper Bucks County.

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In New Jersey, areas in the flood watch are Atlantic County, Cape May, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Eastern Monmouth, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Southeastern Burlington, and Western Monmouth.

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Bucks County weather: Flood watch remains as rain moves out