Forecast Details for Canton, IL

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Today: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. East northeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Low around 47. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. High near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers likely between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Low around 50. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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