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January 8-9, 2026: Rare January Flash Flooding and Strong Winds

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

A Few Clouds

24°F

-4°C

Humidity	68%
Wind Speed	NW 16 mph
Barometer	30.23 in (1024.2 mb)
Dewpoint	15°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	11°F (-12°C)
Last update	11 Jan 3:56 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Van Orin IL

Overnight
Low: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Blustery
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Scattered
Flurries and
Breezy then
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 49 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Scattered flurries with a slight chance of snow showers before 5am, then scattered flurries after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a west northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Scattered flurries before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy.