Forecast Details for Paterson, NJ

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Current Alerts for Paterson, NJ: Blizzard Warning

Tonight: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow after 1am. Low around 27. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches possible.

Monday: Snow, mainly before 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow before 4pm. High near 35. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Light and variable wind.

Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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