Forecast Details for Stanford, IL

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Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Low around 61. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday Night: Showers before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 4am, then showers after 4am. Low around 47. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

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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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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