Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains and Midwest; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central/southern High Plains and portions of the Midwest. Two Pacific storms will continue to bring heavy mountain snow and gusty winds to the western U.S. through Thursday. A swath of wintry weather, including heavy snow and a wintry mix, is expected from the Northern Plains to New England. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

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

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

Mostly Cloudy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	68%
Wind Speed	SSE 13 MPH
Barometer	29.44 in (996.95 mb)
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	16°F (-9°C)
Last update	18 Feb 06:05 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

21 Miles ENE Dutch John UT

Today
High: 25 °F⇓
Windy. Heavy
Snow then
Snow
Tonight
Low: 4 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 14 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 4 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Friday
High: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Friday Night
Low: 4 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Saturday
High: 18 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 9 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 25 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Temperature rising to near 25 by noon, then falling to around 17 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a south southwest wind 26 to 33 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -10. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 18. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 9.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Breezy.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy.