Forecast Details for Ellsworth, IL

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Current Alerts for Ellsworth, IL: Freeze Watch

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. East southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a south wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

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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Next Topic: Drizzle

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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