Forecast Details for Buckner, IL

Recent Locations: Defiance, OH Lockport, IL Buckner, IL

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 55. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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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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