Forecast Details for Paterson, NJ

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Light northwest wind.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Calm wind.

Friday Night: Snow, mainly after 1am. Steady temperature around 25. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 18.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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