Forecast Details for Vernon Hills, IL

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Current Alerts for Vernon Hills, IL: High Wind Watch

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Showers likely, mainly between 1am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Rain and snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 1pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery.

Monday: A chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Blustery.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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