Forecast Details for Cairo, IL

Recent Locations: Walnut Grove, MS Mercer, WI Cairo, IL

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 71. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 42. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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