Forecast Details for Dowell, IL

Recent Locations: Midway, UT Netawaka, KS Dowell, IL

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Light north wind.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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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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