Forecast Details for Minonk, IL

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Today: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 76. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm.

Friday: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Showers before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am, then showers after 1am. Low around 45. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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