Forecast Details for Fairbury, NE

Recent Locations: Fairbury, NE

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 55. Windy, with an east wind 17 to 25 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 11 to 14 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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