Forecast Details for Arcola, IL

Recent Locations: Arcola, IL

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

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

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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