Observed 10:25 AM CDT at KLAW

Sterling, OK weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–12 mph19 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 57Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (66°19° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for

High 80°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 58°14° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 11 AM

This morningUp to 70°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 9 AM · Mostly 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 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	83%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	51%	82%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	86%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	88%	5
Sat 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	40%	82%	5
Sat 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	84%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	38%	77%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	39%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	83%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	90%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	91%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	90%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	94%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	84%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	86%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	81%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	52%	71%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	45%	91%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	45%	90%	5
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	42%	85%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	87%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	46%	88%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	89%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	63%	56%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	65%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	58%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	69%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	62%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	61%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	65%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	62%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	62%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	65%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 58°14°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 12 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 79°26°).
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 1.1 in27 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.81 in21 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 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
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  20% chance
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
64°18°–82°28°
Low, likely
52°11°–69°21°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
5

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 56°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 70–79°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (OUN) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Little Washita River near Cement

6.7 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Washita River near Cyril

11 mi

Level: 10.1 ft
Flow: 175 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

East Cache Creek at Lake Ellsworth

12 mi

Level: 1221 ft
Flow: 12,100 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Beaver Creek (OK) near Duncan

18 mi

Level: 5.8 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 9Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–2:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Acme Mesonet · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2007–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–7:02 PM; Morning 7:30–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:12 PM; Morning 7:20–7:30 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Sterling. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,400 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sterling, OK weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Washita River near Cement

Little Washita River near Cyril

East Cache Creek at Lake Ellsworth

Little Beaver Creek (OK) near Duncan

For your home

Cooling 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