Forecast Details for Golden, IL

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Today: A chance of showers before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Temperature rising to around 59 by 5am. East wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8am, then showers between 8am and 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. High near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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