Forecast Details for Kansas, IL

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Today: A slight chance of showers between noon and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 51. South wind 15 to 17 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 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. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 52 by noon. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Monday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. East wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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