Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Municipal Airport (KSTK)

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

Overcast and Breezy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 28 Dec 12:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Pawnee Pass CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 31 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles N Pawnee Pass CO
 40.71°N 103.49°W (Elev. 4370 ft)
5:06 pm MST Dec 27, 2025
12am MST Dec 28, 2025-6pm MST Jan 3, 2026
 
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