Forecast Details for Milford, IL

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Today: Rain before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 5pm. High near 46. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Scattered rain and thunderstorms before 7pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 4am, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 4am. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 42 by 10pm, then rising to around 48 during the remainder of the night. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Low around 57. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. High near 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

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

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?

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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.

In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface. When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga. Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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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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