Elgin Weather Metrocast

CHICAGO METROPOLITAN FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1139 AM CST SUN FEB 5 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE CLOUDINESS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO
14 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT
SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. 
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
LOWS 13 TO 17. 

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WEATHER FACTS
HOW FAST DO RAINDROPS FALL? Not including wind-driven rain, raindrops fall between 7 and 18 miles per hour (3 and 8 meters per second) in still air. The range in speed depends on the size of the raindrop. Air friction breaks up raindrops when they exceed 18 miles per hour.