Forecast Details for Rockton, IL

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Current Alerts for Rockton, IL: Flood Watch

This Afternoon: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of showers between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Monday: Patchy frost. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

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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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