Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Fair and Breezy

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed W 25 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1024.6 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 22 Jan 11:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Morrison 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
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 5pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -35. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.

    High: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 12.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 5pm, then a chance of flurries after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 20 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -35. 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 -3. 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 -8. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 12.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Morrison IL
 41.8°N 89.97°W (Elev. 650 ft)
12:16 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
12pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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