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WISCONSIN · VERNON COUNTY

Sterling

547 people, 1,110 ft above sea level in Vernon County.

1,110 ftElevation, city center
547People, 2024 estimate
46 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 51° · SSE 8 mph · high 67°
City of Sterling River Interstate 2 miles
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The Sterling plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Sterling

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Viroqua Municipal Airport (KY51) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 67° near 3 PM
WindSSE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity50%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.88 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 51° · Dry40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 8 PMin about 4 hours · 61% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.03 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Vernon County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:58 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:59 AM6:49 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
45
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
64% · 0.78 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 66° ↑ The front passes Drier: 41° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 65° / 43°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
67° 61°
50% rain — S 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
73° 61°
60% rain 0.03–1.3″ S 5 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
68° 46°
60% rain up to 0.2″ N 6 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 43°
0% rain — N 2 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 47°
10% rain — SSW 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
65° 40°
0% rain — NW 3 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 43°
0% rain — SSE 2 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Sterling about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 390 miles to the south three days ago, about 630 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

La Crosse WI · 25 MI 25 miles north Onalaska WI · 29 MI 29 miles north Madison WI · 86 MI 86 miles east St. Paul MN · 144 MI 144 miles northwest Minneapolis MN · 151 MI 151 miles northwest Milwaukee WI · 157 MI 157 miles east
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WISCONSIN · VERNON

Sterling

547 people, 1,110 ft above sea level in Vernon County.

1,110 ftElevation
547People
46 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 51°
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Today in Sterling

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 67° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 65° 22%
9p rain 61° 39%
12a rain 62° 47%
3a rain 62° 57%
6a mostly cloudy night 63° 17%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 8 PM · 61%
→
Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
67
A
Wed60%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
73
B
Thu60%
Showers likely Showers likely
46
68
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
65
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
65
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
40
65
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
62
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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