Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

A Few Clouds

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	W 14 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	21 Jan 9:56 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Hooppole IL

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Wind Advisory January 21, 05:00pm until January 22, 12:00am

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Extreme Cold Watch

Wind Advisory

Today
High: 32 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Snow Showers
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy then
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Thursday
High: 25 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Thursday Night
Low: -9 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Blustery
Friday
High: -1 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 6 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: 0 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 14 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 14.