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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Colorado Plains Regional Airport (KAKO)

Lat: 40.17°NLon: 103.21°WElev: 4682ft.

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 6 Nov 5:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Sterling CO

  • Today

    Today: Patchy blowing dust between 11am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy blowing dust between 11am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. Windy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west northwest 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Veterans Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sterling CO
 40.64°N 103.22°W (Elev. 3980 ft)
Last Update:
3:26 am MST Nov 6, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6am MST Nov 6, 2025-6pm MST Nov 12, 2025
 
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