Forecast Details for Plato Center, IL

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Current Alerts for Plato Center, IL: Flood Warning High Wind Warning

This Afternoon: Scattered showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Friday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Saturday: Areas of frost. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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