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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Municipal Airport (KSTK)

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

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed W 23 G 36 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Mar 11:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Sterling CO

Fire Weather Watch March 18, 12:00pm until March 18, 07:00pm
Red Flag Warning until March 17, 08:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning until March 17, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Tue

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 75 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west northwest 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing dust. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west northwest 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 43.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sterling CO
 40.64°N 103.22°W (Elev. 3980 ft)
Last Update:
2:57 am MDT Mar 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm MDT Mar 17, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 23, 2026
 
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