Severe Thunderstorm And Flood Threat For The Southern Plains

A cold front arriving into the southern Plains and Arklatex will produce severe thunderstorms, excessive rainfall and flooding today. The severe thunderstorms will produce large to very large hail, damaging winds and perhaps a tornado in parts of Oklahoma and Texas. The heavy rain and flood threat (moderate risk) will impact the Arklatex area, especially northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Mostly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (999.1 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 4 Oct 6:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Sterling ILSimilar City Names

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 56 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 76 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 46 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

    High: 59 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 41 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

    Sunny

    High: 57 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 5am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

    Low: 39 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy frost before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    Patchy Frost
    then Mostly
    Sunny

    High: 60 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 40 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Columbus Day
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
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Point Forecast:
Sterling ILSimilar City Names
 41.8°N 89.7°W (Elev. 669 ft)
5:31 pm CDT Oct 4, 2023
7pm CDT Oct 4, 2023-6pm CDT Oct 11, 2023
 
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