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Sterling, Illinois

National Weather Service:
Flood Warning

5-day forecast

Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue

Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms	Chance of T-storms
76° \| 54°	79° \| 59°	85° \| 65°	85° \| 63°	83° \| 63°

Current conditions

As of 9:15 PM CDT at Sterling, Illinois
Overcast
Temperature:	66°
Wind:	NE 6 mph
Dewpoint:	54°
Humidity:	64%
Visibility:	10.0 miles

Forecast

As of 3:23 PM CDT on July 3, 2008

Tonight...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 50s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Independence Day...Mostly sunny. High in the upper 70s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night...Mostly clear. Low in the mid 50s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Radar


Local radar	» Loop
Regional radar	» Loop

Regional conditions

Location	Conditions	Temp..
Rock Falls	Overcast	66°
Sabula	Clear	63°
Baileyville	Clear	61°
Camanche	Clear	63°
Rochelle	Clear	64°
Rockford	Scattered Clouds	65°
Dalzell	Clear	66°
Davenport	Clear	65°
Moline	Clear	70°
Cortland	Clear	59°

Almanac

Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available

July 3, 2008

Normal high:

83°

Record high:

99° (1925)

Normal low:

62°

Record low:

45° (1924)

Sunrise:

5:29 AM

Moon Rise:

5:48 AM

Sunset:

8:37 PM

Moon Set:

9:31 PM

Complete weather almanac

Detailed History and Climate

Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service at 8:09 PM CDT on July 03, 2008

... Flood Warning remains in effect until further notice...

The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River near Joslin.
* Until further notice.
* At 7:30 PM Thursday the stage was 13.9 feet... and falling.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Flood stage is 12 feet.
* Forecast... fall to 13.6 feet Saturday morning.