Forecast Details for La Prairie, IL

Recent Locations: Tanner, AL Rhoadesville, VA La Prairie, IL

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Low around 45. East wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely. Low around 47. South wind around 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy.

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

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 37.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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