Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Municipal Airport (KSTK)

Lat: 40.61°NLon: 103.26°WElev: 4026ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	NW 3 mph
Barometer	29.80 in
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Feb 12:15 am MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Sterling CO

Fire Weather Watch February 17, 10:00am until February 17, 08:00pm

High Wind Watch February 17, 10:00am until February 17, 05:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

High Wind Watch

Overnight
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Washington's Birthday
High: 68 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 39 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 15 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest.

Washington's Birthday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Very windy, with a west wind 14 to 24 mph increasing to 27 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain and snow before 11pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday

A slight chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Friday

A slight chance of snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy.

Friday Night

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.