Forecast Details for Hudson, IL

Recent Locations: Hodges, SC Butlerville, IN Hudson, IL

This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 74. South southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Low around 60. South southwest wind around 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: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night: Showers before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 4am, then showers after 4am. Low around 47. South wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.

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

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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