Forecast Details for Metamora, IL

Recent Locations: Metamora, IL

Current Alerts for Metamora, IL: Flood Warning Freeze Watch

Today: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind around 9 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

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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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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