Forecast Details for Bradford, IL

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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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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