Forecast Details for Springfield, IL

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Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 48. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 60. East northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 63 by 4am. East wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 51. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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