Forecast Details for Littleton, IL

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Current Alerts for Littleton, IL: Flood Warning

Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 35. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Rain and snow likely before noon, then a slight chance of rain between noon and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. East southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Monday: Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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Next Topic: Cumulonimbus Clouds

A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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