Forecast Details for Dowell, IL

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Current Alerts for Dowell, IL: Flood Warning

Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 76. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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