Forecast Details for Bloomington, IL

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Current Alerts for Bloomington, IL: Dense Fog Advisory

Today: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Washington's Birthday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 41. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South southeast wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

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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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