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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.65 in (1003.5 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Oct 2:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Rock Falls IL

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and midnight, then showers after midnight. Low around 49. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 49 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 61 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny then
    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and midnight, then showers after midnight. Low around 49. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Rock Falls IL
 41.75°N 89.68°W (Elev. 650 ft)
Last Update:
2:11 pm CDT Oct 18, 2025
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Oct 18, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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