Forecast Details for Mapleton, IL

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Current Alerts for Mapleton, IL: Wind Advisory

Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. High near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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