Forecast Details for Dowell, IL

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Overnight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 71. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after midnight. Low around 57. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then showers likely between noon and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. High near 72. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 57. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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