Forecast Details for Loraine, IL

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Overnight: Showers. Low around 47. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday: Showers before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 52. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Temperature falling to near 51 by 9pm, then rising to around 59 during the remainder of the night. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. High near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

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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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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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