Forecast Details for Brighton, IL

Recent Locations: Tenstrike, MN Ariel, WA Brighton, IL

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 62 by 5am. East wind 11 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 36.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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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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