Forecast Details for West Frankfort, IL

Recent Locations: Bradford, OH Prattsville, AR West Frankfort, IL

This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind around 6 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 3 to 7 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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