Forecast Details for Elizabeth, NJ

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Current Alerts for Elizabeth, NJ: Extreme Cold Watch

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Light north 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 26. 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 a half inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 13 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 19.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

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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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

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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