Forecast Details for Golden, IL

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Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 45. Northeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 52. East wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Temperature rising to around 59 by 5am. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8am, then showers between 8am and 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. High near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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