Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

70°F

21°C

Humidity	14%
Wind Speed	WSW 14 MPH
Barometer	30.09 in (1018.96 mb)
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 11:35 AM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

25 Miles W Baggs WY

Red Flag Warning March 21, 11:48am until March 21, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning March 21, 11:48am until March 21, 09:00pm
NOW until 9:00pm Sat
Red Flag Warning
Today
High: 75 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 64 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Sunny
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 67 °F
Partly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 71 °F
Partly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Windy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming north 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 14 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 64.