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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Fair and Windy

44°F

7°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed W 43 G 49 mph
Barometer 29.46 in (997.7 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 13 Mar 5:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Nachusa IL

High Wind Warning March 13, 06:18am until March 13, 04:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 13, 06:18am until March 13, 04:00pm

    NOW until 4:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 45 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Very Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 36 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 58 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain showers before 10pm, then snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 17. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Blustery.
    Rain/Snow
    then Heavy
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 22 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 45. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Showers before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 10pm, then snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 17. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Nachusa IL
 41.83°N 89.38°W
Last Update:
3:41 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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