Forecast Details for Mount Erie, IL

Recent Locations: Blair, NE Standish, MI Mount Erie, IL

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming north after midnight.

Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 9 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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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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