Forecast Details for Mount Erie, IL

Recent Locations: Mount Erie, IL

Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. West southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 9 to 11 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 8 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

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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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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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