Forecast Details for Plato Center, IL

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Current Alerts for Plato Center, IL: Flood Warning

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 43. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind around 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Breezy.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy.

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy.

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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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