Heat Persists Across the Central and Western U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in the Rockies and High Plains

Record-breaking heat expected in the Central and Western U.S. for the next several days. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions over portions of the Rockies and High Plains Wednesday and Thursday. Rain and mountain snow are possible across the Pacific Northwest into the Rockies through Wednesday. 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

54°F

12°C

Humidity	37%
Wind Speed	WSW 14 MPH
Barometer	30.16 in (1021.34 mb)
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Mar 02:35 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

41 Miles NNW Maybell CO

Red Flag Warning March 25, 12:00pm until March 25, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 49 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 67 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy
Friday
High: 61 °F
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 70 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southwest wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a west wind 8 to 18 mph increasing to 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy, with a north northwest wind 19 to 29 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the evening.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy.