Sterling & North Sterling Reservoir, CO

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Today’s Forecast:

☀
50°F
High: 86° | Low: 50°
Current Temperature
Clear
Station: KSTK
Observed at: 6:35 am CDT on 9/26/26
Wind: 9 mph | Humidity: 100%

Today:Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 84 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight:Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday:Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 83 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Today’s Report:

⛵ Boating

Use Caution
  44 /100

Use Caution for boating. High near 85°F. Low rain risk (3%). Breezy winds (16 mph).

  • Temp: Favorable conditions
  • Rain: Favorable conditions
  • Wind: Marginal weather factor
  • Thunderstorm: Favorable conditions
Tomorrow's Outlook:
Use Caution 44/100
Use Caution for boating. High near 85°F. Breezy winds (16 mph).

⛺ Camping

Good
  78 /100

Good for camping. High near 85°F. Low rain risk (3%). Breezy winds (16 mph).

  • Temp: Marginal weather factor
  • Rain: Favorable conditions
  • Wind: Marginal weather factor
  • Thunderstorm: Favorable conditions
Tomorrow's Outlook:
Good 78/100
Good for camping. High near 85°F. Breezy winds (16 mph).

🛶 Paddling

Use Caution
  44 /100

Use Caution for paddling. High near 85°F. Low rain risk (3%). Breezy winds (16 mph).

  • Temp: Favorable conditions
  • Rain: Favorable conditions
  • Wind: Marginal weather factor
  • Thunderstorm: Favorable conditions
Tomorrow's Outlook:
Use Caution 44/100
Use Caution for paddling. High near 85°F. Breezy winds (16 mph).

🐟 Fishing

Use Caution
  43 /100

Use Caution for fishing. High near 85°F. Low rain risk (3%). Breezy winds (16 mph).

  • Temp: Marginal weather factor
  • Rain: Favorable conditions
  • Wind: Marginal weather factor
  • Thunderstorm: Favorable conditions
Tomorrow's Outlook:
Use Caution 43/100
Use Caution for fishing. High near 85°F. Breezy winds (16 mph).

About Sterling & North Sterling Reservoir

Sterling & North Sterling Reservoir is a northeast plains planning page for lake days, campgrounds, South Platte corridor stops, town parks, and open-country travel.

Make the Most of a Sterling & North Sterling Reservoir Day

Use wind, storms, heat, and long-distance travel conditions to decide between boating, paddling, campground time, or town-based plans. Plains weather can change quickly and visibly.

Weather Tips for Sterling & North Sterling Reservoir

  • Strong plains wind, reservoir waves, lightning, hail, heat, smoke, dust, and long open-road drives can all affect Sterling plans.
  • Check wind, waves, current, water temperature, and lightning risk before choosing open water, river, or shoreline plans.
  • For campground days, check overnight lows, fire restrictions, storm timing, and how quickly shelter is available.
  • Have a shore-based backup ready when wind, waves, high flow, or storms make water plans less comfortable.

Nearby Towns and Areas

This page is meant to cover a roughly 25-mile outdoor-planning area around Sterling & North Sterling Reservoir, including Sterling, North Sterling State Park, South Platte River areas, nearby Logan County parks, and northeast plains reservoir routes. It can also be useful when planning outdoor time near:

  • Sterling
  • North Sterling Reservoir
  • South Platte River
  • Logan County Fairgrounds
  • Atwood
  • Merino
  • Prewitt Reservoir
  • Overland Trail area

Plan Around the Conditions

Use the forecast to choose the best version of Sterling & North Sterling Reservoir rather than forcing one itinerary. Match elevation, heat, wind, storm timing, water conditions, trail surfaces, road conditions, fire restrictions, and seasonal closures to the activity that gives your group the most comfortable day.

7-Day Forecast for Sterling & North Sterling Reservoir

☀
50°F
High: 86° | Low: 50°
Current Temperature
Clear
Station: KSTK
Observed at: 6:35 am CDT on 9/26/26
Wind: 9 mph | Humidity: 100%
Sat 🌫
86° 51°
0%
Sun ⛅
85° 58°
0%
Mon ⛅
82° 54°
12%
Tue 🌧
72° 50°
40%
Wed 🌧
74° 50°
35%
Thu 🌧
74° 48°
15%
Fri ☀
78° 49°
2%

7-Day High Temperature Trend

86° Sat 85° Sun 82° Mon 72° Tue 74° Wed 74° Thu 78° Fri

7-Day Low Temperature Trend

51° Sat 58° Sun 54° Mon 50° Tue 50° Wed 48° Thu 49° Fri

📊 7-Day Outdoor Outlook

Good Fair Poor 20 Sat 20 Sun 20 Mon 22 Tue 95 Wed 100 Thu 80 Fri
Forecast data from the National Weather Service  |  Last Updated: September 26, 2026 7:05 pm CDT