Forecast Details for Galatia, IL

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Current Alerts for Galatia, IL: Wind Advisory

Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 63. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers likely. High near 70. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. East wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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