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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Municipal Airport (KSTK)

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

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 30.18 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 15 Oct 5:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Westplains CO

Freeze Watch October 16, 12:00am until October 16, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before noon. High near 55. Windy, with a north wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 55 °F

    Windy.
    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before noon. High near 55. Windy, with a north wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Westplains CO
 40.86°N 103.5°W (Elev. 4357 ft)
Last Update:
12:46 am MDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am MDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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