Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 26 Jul 12:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Polo IL

Heat Advisory July 26, 12:00pm until July 26, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am.  Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 104. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 90 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 106. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 104. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 10 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 106. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Polo IL
 41.97°N 89.66°W
1:21 am CDT Jul 26, 2026
1am CDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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