Forecast Details for Tower Hill, IL

Recent Locations: Tower Hill, IL  
Tonight: Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 68. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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