Forecast Details for Erie, IL

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Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Temperature falling to near 42 by 11pm, then rising to around 50 during the remainder of the night. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

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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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