Forecast Details for Ridgewood, NY

Recent Locations: Tybee Island, GA Skiatook, OK Ridgewood, NY

Tonight: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers between 1am and 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 23 by 8pm, then rising to around 30 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow likely before 10am, then rain likely between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely before 1am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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