Forecast Details for Richview, IL

Recent Locations: Richview, IL  
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 62. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8am and 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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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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