Forecast Details for Elizabeth, NJ

Recent Locations: Chicago, IL Arvada, CO Elizabeth, NJ

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Light north wind.

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

Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 19 by 10am, then falling to around 13 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Windy.

Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 20.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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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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