Heavy Rain in the Southern Appalachians; Fire Weather and Heat in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

Heavy to excessive rainfall over the southern Appalachians may bring areas of flooding today. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies today and Thursday. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place through today across parts of the western U.S. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity	51%
Wind Speed	N 6 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint	60°F (16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	13 Aug 6:56 pm CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Nelson IL

Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Clear then
Patchy Fog
Thursday
High: 84 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 63 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 92 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 91 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 69 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Thursday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Monday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.