Forecast Details for Wood River, IL

Recent Locations: Wood River, IL

Current Alerts for Wood River, IL: Flood Warning

Tonight: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 80.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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