Forecast Details for Litchfield, IL

Recent Locations: Slatedale, PA Lower Salem, OH Litchfield, IL

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 58 by 5am. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 52. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 56. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 35.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

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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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