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

32°F

0°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.55 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 Feb 12:55 am MST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Pawnee Pass CO

Red Flag Warning February 17, 10:00am until February 17, 07:00pm

High Wind Warning February 17, 09:00am until February 17, 05:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 40 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 60 °F
Areas Blowing
Dust and Very
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Rain
Wednesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Blustery.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow
Thursday
High: 41 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 12 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 41 °F
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 15 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday

Areas of blowing dust after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Very windy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 23 mph becoming west 28 to 38 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a southeast wind 9 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Friday Night

A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 13.