Forecast Details for Buckner, IL

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This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Temperature falling to around 59 by 5pm. Southwest wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Light west wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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