Sterling, IL Weather Forecast
Whiteside County, Illinois
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Sterling, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Sterling, IL at a glance
Sterling is home to about 14,508 people in Whiteside County, across 5.9 square miles. It ranks 168th by population of 441 places in Illinois with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Rock Falls, 2 miles away.
- County
- Whiteside County
- Population
- 14,508 2023 est.
- Land area
- 5.9 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,440
- Forecast point
- 41.7997°N, 89.6959°W
How well can the network see Sterling?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDVN (Davenport, IA), to the WSW. Its lowest scan passes about 3,300 ft above Sterling. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KSQI (Sterling-Rock Falls Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Sterling
- Rock Falls, IL2 mi
- Dixon, IL12 mi
- Morrison, IL14 mi
- Mount Morris, IL22 mi
- Oregon, IL24 mi
- Fulton, IL24 mi
- Clinton, IA28 mi
- Camanche, IA30 mi
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