Forecast Details for Summit, NJ

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Current Alerts for Summit, NJ: Coastal Flood Statement

Tonight: A chance of drizzle or light rain, mainly between midnight and 2am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Showers. High near 70. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

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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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