Forecast Details for Shawneetown, IL

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Current Alerts for Shawneetown, IL: Flood Warning

Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light south southeast wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 70. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 78. South southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Light east southeast wind.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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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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