Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

50°F

10°C

Humidity	60%
Wind Speed	ENE 14 MPH
Barometer	30.24 in (1024.04 mb)
Dewpoint	37°F (3°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Wind Chill	45°F (7°C)
Last update	04 Aug 07:54 AM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

30 Miles SSE Rock Springs WY

Today
High: 79 °F
Areas Smoke
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 80 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 55 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Thursday
High: 84 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: 86 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 61 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 87 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west northwest 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a southwest wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.