Forecast Details for Pawnee, IL

Recent Locations: Pawnee, IL

Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 63. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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