MOUNT HOLLY - It's going to be hot - very hot - until next week, and the Garden State is also going to face pelting rain and rip currents, according to the National Weather Service's office in Mount Holly.

The NWS issued an excessive heat warning for the western, central and southern parts of the state, a heat advisory for several southeastern counties, a flash flood watch for many inland counties, a rip current statement at the Jersey Shore and hazardous weather outlooks for the entire region Wednesday morning.

A severe thunderstorm watch is also in effect for all but the farthest southern regions of the state until 10 p.m.

NWS forecasters say the main threat will be torrential rain and potential flash flooding spurred by the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry, which impacted the southeast last weekend. Isolated damaging winds are also possible. Storms are expected to move across the area after 6 p.m.

As of 8 p.m., severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect for parts of Bergen County until 8:45 p.m. and parts of Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester, Cape May, and Salem counties until 8:30 p.m.

The NWS has issued another warning in parts of Hunterton, Mercer, Burlington and Camden counties until 9 p.m. That storm is capable of producing 60 mph winds, forecasters said.

A flash flood warning has also been issued for Morris, Hunterdon and Somerset counties until 10:45 p.m. Forecasters warn that storms moving over the area could produce up to 2 inches of rain per hour.

Meanwhile, the state Department of Environmental Protection has advised that the air quality Wednesday is unhealthy for sensitive groups, which includes people with heart or lung diseases, children and the elderly.

EARLIER: Excessive heat watch, air quality alert

The northeastern states will grapple with extreme heat through the weekend, according to the hazardous weather outlooks.

All four coastal counties are at high risk for rip currents, beginning at 11 a.m. and lasting through the evening, according to the NWS.

A heat advisory covered Salem, Ocean, Cumberland, Atlantic, western Monmouth and southeastern Burlington counties, according to the NWS.

"The combination of heat and high humidity will lead to dangerously hot conditions through the weekend across much of the region," according to the advisory.

A separate excessive heat warning covered Mercer, Gloucester, Camden and northwestern Burlington counties, beginning 8 a.m. Wednesday and lasting until 20 p.m. Sunday, according to the NWS.

EARLIER: Tropical Storm Barry's remnants headed our way

"The excessive heat may quickly cause heat stress or heat stroke, especially during outdoor exertion or extended exposure," the warning read. Heat indexes may hit 110 degrees, according to the NWS.

A flash flood watch covered Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, northwestern Burlington and western Monmouth counties from 2 p.m. through the evening.

The severe thunderstorm watch covers the entire state except for Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties.

"A hot and humid airmass will spread over the region today, and then the remnants of what was Tropical Cyclone Barry will pass through the region tonight," the watch read. "Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight will be capable of producing torrential rainfall, with local amounts of 2 to 4 inches and even higher localized amounts potentially occurring in a short period of time. This could lead to flash flooding."

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