Forecast Details for Downs, IL

Recent Locations: Manhattan, MT Newfolden, MN Downs, IL

Current Alerts for Downs, IL: Wind Advisory

Overnight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 43. East southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds

Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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