Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Fair

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	NW 16 G 21 mph
Barometer	30.31 in (1027.5 mb)
Dewpoint	5°F (-15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-1°F (-18°C)
Last update	22 Jan 7:56 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Lyndon IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm

Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 12:00am until January 23, 12:00pm

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Cold Weather Advisory

Extreme Cold Warning

Tonight
Low: -11 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Blustery
Friday
High: -2 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 7 °F
Chance Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 3 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday
High: 13 °F
Chance Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -4 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 14 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 5 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of flurries between 9pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 3. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.