Forecast Details for Stoy, IL

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Current Alerts for Stoy, IL: Wind Advisory

Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 62. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to near 66 by 10am, then falling to around 58 during the remainder of the day. South southwest wind around 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

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

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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