Forecast Details for Plainfield, IL

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Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow, mixing with rain after 1pm, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of rain after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Rain likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 62. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: Rain before 1am, then snow, possibly mixed with rain between 1am and 4am, then snow after 4am. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 24. Windy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 25. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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