Forecast Details for Ridgewood, NJ

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Tonight: A chance of drizzle, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind.

Saturday: A chance of drizzle before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 1am. Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 55 by 3am. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Wednesday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

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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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