Forecast Details for Crete, IL

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This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after midnight. Temperature falling to near 44 by 9pm, then rising to around 57 during the remainder of the night. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 60 by 9am, then falling to around 53 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

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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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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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