Forecast Details for Blue Mound, IL

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Current Alerts for Blue Mound, IL: Flood Watch Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Tornado Watch

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 47. West southwest wind around 18 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.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Monday: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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