Forecast Details for Liberty, IL

Recent Locations: Wanette, OK Liberty, IL

This Afternoon: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Temperature rising to around 52 by 5am. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely. Low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

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

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 37.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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