Outdoor conditions in

Sterling

Illinois
Now
  1. 61°Rain Showers98% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely64% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 62°Patchy Fog64% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 62°Patchy Fog56% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  5. 60°Chance Rain Showers37% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
  6. 58°Chance Rain Showers46% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  7. 55°Chance Rain Showers32% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
  8. 53°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 28 mph
  9. 52°Mostly Cloudy4% rain100% humidityGusts 28 mph
  10. 50°Mostly Cloudy3% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
  11. 49°Mostly Cloudy2% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
  12. 48°Mostly Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 48°Mostly Cloudy0% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 44°Partly Sunny0% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Sunny1% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 45°Partly Sunny4% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 47°Partly Sunny5% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  20. 50°Partly Sunny10% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  21. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 54°Mostly Cloudy13% rain74% humidityGusts 28 mph
  23. 54°Chance Rain Showers36% rain71% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 55°Chance Rain Showers28% rain66% humidityGusts 30 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
98%
Humidity
100–100%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
36%
Humidity
61–100%
Wind
31 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–96%
Wind
14 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–92%
Wind
18 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
39–89%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 62° / 52°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 100–100% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 55° / 41°Friday looks breezy.36% rain · Humidity 61–100% · Wind 31 mph
  3. 57° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–96% · Wind 14 mph
  4. 64° / 36°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–92% · Wind 18 mph
  5. 69° / 41°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 39–89% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Clinton area · Updated Thu 3:26 PM
31GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PM

Air near ground31 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Sterling radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Sterling.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
10 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Clinton area, about 26 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Sterling, IL, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.