Forecast Details for Cairo, IL

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Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 8 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Light east southeast wind.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

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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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