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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Partly Cloudy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed W 17 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 10 Jan 5:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles E Nelson IL

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Blustery.
    Snow Showers
    Likely then
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Scattered flurries before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Scattered flurries before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles E Nelson IL
 41.79°N 89.56°W
Last Update:
5:21 pm CST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 10, 2026-6pm CST Jan 17, 2026
 
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