Forecast Details for Canton, IL

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Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 42. East northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 53. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 59 by 5am. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. High near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Light southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

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

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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