Forecast Details for Paterson, NJ

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Current Alerts for Paterson, NJ: Blizzard Warning

Overnight: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Rain and snow likely before 10am, then snow. High near 38. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow after 10pm. Low around 29. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.

Monday: Snow, mainly before 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. High near 36. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Breezy, with a north wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Areas of blowing snow before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 17.

Wednesday: A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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