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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rock Springs, Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport (KRKS)

Lat: 41.59417°NLon: 109.06528°WElev: 6759.0ft.

Clear

86°F

30°C

Humidity	9%
Wind Speed	W 20 MPH
Barometer	30.2 in (1022.69 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	12 Aug 03:54 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rock Springs WY

Red Flag Warning August 13, 12:00pm until August 14, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 54 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 88 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 53 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 51 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light southwest wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Saturday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 85.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 87.