Risks of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in Alaska and Southwest

An expansive storm system will bring widespread storms with a threat for flash flooding and severe weather to much of the central to eastern U.S. into early this week. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across interior Alaska this weekend. Elevated fire conditions also expected in the Southwest U.S.. Conditions will remain uncomfortably hot across the southern Plains and the Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

59°F

15°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed SW 11 MPH
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.29 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jun 11:35 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

27 Miles SSE Rock Springs WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a light west southwest wind becoming west 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a light west southwest wind becoming west 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming east northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Breezy.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Windy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
27 Miles SSE Rock Springs WY
 41.27°N 108.94°W (Elev. 7379 ft)
9:48 pm MDT Jun 20, 2026
11pm MDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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