Forecast Details for Edison, NJ

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Current Alerts for Edison, NJ: Flood Watch

Today: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4am. Low around 58. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 73. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Low around 49. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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