Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. 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.

Partly Cloudy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed WSW 20 MPH
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.26 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 06:20 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

41 Miles NNW Maybell CO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
41 Miles NNW Maybell CO
 41.04°N 108.44°W (Elev. 6808 ft)
5:01 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
6pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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