Forecast Details for West York, IL

Recent Locations: Crab Orchard, NE Brant Rock, MA West York, IL

Current Alerts for West York, IL: Wind Advisory

This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 64. North northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. South wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

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

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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