Forecast Details for Dolton, IL

Recent Locations: Dolton, IL  
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 47. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Areas of frost after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 65. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 58. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy.
Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy.
Sunday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy.
Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy.
Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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