Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from August 2, 01:00 PM MDT until August 3, 09:00 PM MDT
Heat Advisory in effect from August 1, 12:00 PM MDT until August 2, 10:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

77°F

25°C

Humidity	17%
Wind Speed	E 9 MPH
Barometer	30.37 in (1028.45 mb)
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	77°F (25°C)
Last update	31 Jul 10:20 PM MDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

24 Miles SSE Rock Springs WY

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

Tonight
Low: 58 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday
High: 90 °F
Patchy Smoke
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
Patchy Smoke
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 61 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Monday
High: 88 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday

Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Patchy smoke before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 18 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 89.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 91.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 62.