Forecast Details for Rome, IL

Recent Locations: Hamilton, GA Torreon, NM Rome, IL

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Low around 61. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers after 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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