Observed 4:10 PM CDT at KOVS

Mount Sterling, WI weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 20 mph32 km/h around 5 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 2–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.2 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 (72°22° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · 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 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	43%	41%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	72%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	66%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	64%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	64%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	65%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	74%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	47%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	58%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	79%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	80%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	53%	76%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	70°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	51%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	67%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	66%	69%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	71%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	78%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	79%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	68%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	91%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	91%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	64%	95%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	59%	92%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	53%	91%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	85%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	87%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	87%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South wind 2 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. West wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 56°13°, low 47°8°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% 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
49°9°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–59°15°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 48°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 44°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–72°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 9 - Lynxville

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 613 ft
Flow: 17,300 cfs

Forecast peak 613 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Lansing - Pool 9

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.0 ft
Flow: 28,200 cfs

Forecast peak 8.0 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 8 - Genoa

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 621 ft
Flow: 16,600 cfs

Forecast peak 621 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at McGregor

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft

Forecast peak 6.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 136

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Lynxville Dam 9 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1939–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+14°+8°FriOct 23
+15°+8°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:24 PM; Morning 7:10–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:35 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 74% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Mount Sterling. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Mount Sterling, WI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 9 - Lynxville

Mississippi River at Lansing - Pool 9

Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 8 - Genoa

Mississippi River at McGregor

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