Forecast Details for Springfield, IL

Recent Locations: Springfield, IL  
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Light east southeast wind.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers after 1am. Low around 51. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers. High near 70. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 63. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 61. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday: Showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 68. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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Mammatus Clouds Next Topic: Nimbostratus Clouds

A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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