Forecast Details for Stockton, IL

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Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Low around 37. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers likely between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Friday Night: Showers before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am, then showers after 1am. Low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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