Forecast Details for Lincoln, IL

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Current Alerts for Lincoln, IL: Wind Advisory

This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 51. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Temperature falling to near 48 by 8pm, then rising to around 56 during the remainder of the night. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 53. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

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

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds

Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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