Heavy Snow in the Northwest; Wintry Mix from the Great Lakes to Northeast

Two cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with the main impact being heavy mountain snow across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes today then the Northeast U.S. tonight into Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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	44%
Wind Speed	WSW 24 MPH
Barometer	30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	28°F (-2°C)
Last update	06 Jan 02:35 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

32 Miles SW Wamsutter WY

This Afternoon
High: 40 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday
High: 29 °F
Blustery.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday Night
Low: 11 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Friday
High: 21 °F
Sunny and
Blustery
Friday Night
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Wednesday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Blustery.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.