Forecast Details for Arcola, IL

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Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am. Low around 45. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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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.

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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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