Forecast Details for Maroa, IL

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Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 1pm. High near 75. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 1am, then scattered showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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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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