Forecast Details for Cooksville, IL

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Current Alerts for Cooksville, IL: Wind Advisory

This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. East northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 43. East wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am. Low around 56. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 54. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Next Topic: Contrails

Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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