Observed 10:00 PM CDT at KHUT

Sterling, KS weather

Clear and 61°16°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southeast. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising · +0.06 inHg+1.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 56°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 77°25° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h Monday 11 AM–4 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 59°15° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 40% · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Cloudy · rain chance 40% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
Monday nightDown to 63°17° by 9 PM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	66%	88%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	69%	96%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	93%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	95%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	96%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	93%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	92%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	91%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	86%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	86%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	93%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	48%	94%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	48%	93%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	50%	92%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	95%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	64%	95%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	68%	97%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	74%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	76%	95%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	78%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	95%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	30%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	82%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	40%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	82%	91%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	40%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	40%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	76%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	72%	84%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	40%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	67%	81%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	40%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	62%	84%	2
Mon 1p	Showers	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	58%	87%	3
Mon 2p	Showers	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	56%	78%	3
Mon 3p	Showers	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	55%	83%	3
Mon 4p	Showers	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°)	71°22°	30%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	56%	92%	1
Mon 5p	Showers	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	30%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	57%	88%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	69°21°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	59%	93%	1
Mon 7p	Rain	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	63%	97%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	67%	97%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	71%	99%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 57°14°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 71°22°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 73°23°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–80°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 36°2°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
40°4°–60°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 57°, cooling off.
Monday
35% chance of rain, high 72°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 69–80°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cow Creek (KS) at Lyons

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cow Creek above Hutchinson

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Zenith

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.7 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 5Typical 92

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 PM–2:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Sterling · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+12°+7°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
+14°+8°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Sterling weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:59 PM; Morning 7:34–8:27 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:09 PM; Morning 7:23–7:34 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 92% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:07 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Sterling. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sterling, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cow Creek (KS) at Lyons

Cow Creek above Hutchinson

Rattlesnake Creek (KS) near Zenith

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon