Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and 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

75°F

24°C

Humidity	33%
Wind Speed	W 6 MPH
Barometer	30.42 in (1030.14 mb)
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	31 Jul 10:35 AM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

18 Miles NNE Dutch John UT

Fire Weather Watch August 2, 01:00pm until August 3, 09:00pm

Heat Advisory August 1, 12:00pm until August 2, 10:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Heat Advisory

Today
High: 85 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tonight
Low: 61 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday
High: 87 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 64 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 91 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 62 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 85 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 84 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Saturday

Patchy smoke before 2pm, then patchy smoke after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy smoke before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 84.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 88.