Intellicast Currrent US Surface Analysis Map  A surface map of the US which shows the current major weather features and where precipitation is occuring. The 12 hour forecast map shows what these same features will be 12 hours from now. Or check out the 24 hour forecast map, the 36 hour forecast map, or the 48 hour forecast map. Any of these US Maps can be clicked to zoom in on the same forecast for a particular region of the country.

Intellicast  Sterling Metro Radar  This is probably the best single radar image available of Sterling with extremely high resolution.  It is updated 4 times per hour. 

Click Here for the Metro StormWatch view, which shows boxes for for watches and warnings. 

Click here for a time lapse video loop of the Metro image.

Intellicast Sterling Regional Radar Image    This image is has less resolution than the Metro view but allows you to see weather moving into the Sterling area.  Each pixel represents 1 square kilometer. Settings can be changed to show features such as counties, cities, and highways. Click here for the time lapse loop of hte Regional image.

Intellicast United States Radar This is an excellent Intellicast image which covers the entire United States. It shows the track of storms and the types and intensity of precipitation.  Best image to get the big picture.   Click here for time lapse loop of the same image

Weather Channel Midwest  Satellite Image  This Satellite image is color enhanced to show the clouds with the highest tops. Occasionally, the highest, coldest cloud tops produce the heaviest precipitation.

Intellicast Weather Sterling Some of the best radar and satellite imagery for Sterling on the Internet. Their Historic Precipitation page shows a map of precipitation over much of the Midwest for the past 24 hours.

AccuWeather Sterling   Five day forecast for Sterling, with local radar, satellites and weather maps. Good source for historic Sterling weather data

Weather Underground Sterling  5 day forecast, current conditions, radar, satellite and marine forecast.Also a good source for historic Sterling weather data for the last 10 years.

CNN Interactive Sterling IL Weather Page  Current conditions and 5 day forecast for Sterling.

Internet Weather Service Whiteside County If you want all of the vital statistics for the last 24 hours from the Whiteside County N.W.S. reporting station, this is the place to go. 

River and Stream Information for Northwestern IIlinois and Eastern Iowa. Great source of information for checking flood risks or for people planning to use local streams for recreational purposes. Provided by the Quad Cities National Weather Service office and AHPS.

Long Range Forecast  This Old Farmer's Almanac page has long range weather forecasts for Sterling and the Southern Great Lakes area.

Weatherbase Sterling Average and extreme weather data and records for Sterling  from Weatherbase.

NWS Sterling Forecast Complete 7 day forecast, current conditions, Doppler radar, satellite image and other weather related information about Sterling.

SaukValley.com Weather Forecast Weather forecast from the local site which serves the Sterling, Rockfalls, and Dixon area.

Rockford Dual  Doppler Radar Extremely sensitive live Doppler radar image from Channel 23 WIFR TV that covers Sterling.

WQAD Live Doppler Radar Image  This Doppler Radar Image covers Eastern Iowa and Northwestern Illinois and is updated once each minute.

Sterling Area School Cancellation News Check here to see if winter weather has closed the Schools in the Sterling Area.