Forecast Details for Eldena, IL

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Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 7pm. Low around 39. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 70. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Low around 44. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 52. East wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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