Forecast Details for Pekin, IL

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This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 44. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night: Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Monday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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