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This is the current conditions weather report for Summit. The report was made 50 minutes ago, at 07:45 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 18 miles per hour / 29.6 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 18 miles per hour / 29.6 kilometers per hour from the westnorthwest (290°). The temperature was 28°F / -2°C, with a dew-point at 28°F / -2°C. The temperature felt like 16°F / -9°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.77 inHg / 1009 hPa. The relative humidity was 55%. The skies were mostly cloudy.

Summit is a city in northwestern Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 21,131. Summit is located at 40.716201, -74.362459. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.7 km² (6.1 mi²). 15.7 km² (6.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.33%) is water.

Landmarks:
Newman Hall is one of Summit's first mansions, built in the late 1800s. It stands at the corner of Morris Avenue and Bedford Road, and was lived in for many years by the Truslow family. Today it houses offices and classrooms used by its owner, Oratory Prep School.
Twin Maples is another Registered Historic Place, at Springfield Avenue and Edgewood Road. It is home to the Summit Fortnightly Club and the Junior Fortnightly.

Points of Interest:
Reeves-Reed Arboretum - owned by the city, at 165 Hobart Ave., and open to the public from sunrise to sunset, free of charge, every day of the year
Watchung Reservation - Borders Summit to the south
Carter House - at 90 Butler Parkway, Summit's oldest known structure, built in 1741, now home to the Summit Historical Society

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