Forecast Details for Ellsworth, IL

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Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Low around 53. South wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.

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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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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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