Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SW 15 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill4°F (-16°C)
Last update 18 Jan 7:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Nachusa IL

Cold Weather Advisory January 19, 03:00am until January 19, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 10pm, then isolated snow showers after midnight.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -23. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -2 °F

    Blustery.
    Snow Likely
    then Isolated
    Snow Showers

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 5. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before 10pm, then isolated snow showers after midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -23. Blustery, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 5. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -6. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Nachusa IL
 41.9°N 89.4°W
4:01 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
8pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 25, 2026
 
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