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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Sterling Rockfalls (KSQI)

Lat: 41.74°NLon: 89.67°WElev: 643ft.

Overcast

51°F

11°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed W 17 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 16 Oct 2:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Galt IL

Freeze Warning October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear then
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear then
    Areas Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Galt IL
 41.78°N 89.76°W (Elev. 640 ft)
Last Update:
1:36 am CDT Oct 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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