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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Fair

45°F

7°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	SW 10 G 32 mph
Barometer	29.67 in (1004.7 mb)
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	40°F (4°C)
Last update	13 Mar 12:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Dixon IL

High Wind Warning until March 13, 04:00pm

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High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning until March 13, 04:00pm
NOW until 4:00pm Fri
High Wind Warning
Overnight
Low: 42 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Friday
High: 45 °F
Decreasing
Clouds and
Very Windy
Friday Night
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday
High: 42 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 36 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 58 °F
Showers and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 17 °F
Blustery.
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Showers
Monday
High: 22 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

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.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 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. East southeast wind 5 to 15 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. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night

Rain showers before 10pm, then snow showers. Low around 17. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Monday

Snow showers likely before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Blustery.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.