Snowy, Very Cold and Windy from the Northern Plains to Great Lakes; Critical Fire Weather in South Texas

Moderate to heavy lake effect snow is expected downwind of the Great Lakes, with the Chicago metro potentially receiving 6 to 12 inches of snowfall. A frigid airmass will bring very cold temperatures to the Central U.S. and Mississippi Valley today, migrating into the Eastern U.S. on Monday. Dry and windy weather will bring critical fire weather conditions to South Texas today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Forreston IL

This Afternoon
High: 31 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Blustery
Tonight
Low: 20 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 36 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 21 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Veterans Day
High: 44 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 52 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 54 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of flurries before 4pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Veterans Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 52.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.