Forecast Details for Fairmount, IL

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Current Alerts for Fairmount, IL: Wind Advisory

Overnight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 50. East southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 60. South wind 10 to 17 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.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 66. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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