Forecast Details for Atco, NJ

Recent Locations: Atco, NJ

This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 49. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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