Forecast Details for Wood River, IL

Recent Locations: Wood River, IL  
Today: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 53. East wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 40. East wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Sunday: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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