Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. 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.

Overcast

37°F

3°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed WNW 18 MPH
Barometer 29.89 in (1012.19 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 28 Nov 04:20 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

26 Miles SSE Point Of Rocks WY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 33. Breezy, with a west wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 2am.  Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -5. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. South wind 9 to 13 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Cloudy, with a high near 23. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind around 14 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Breezy.

    High: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 33. Breezy, with a west wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -5. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. South wind 9 to 13 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 23. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind around 14 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Breezy.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
26 Miles SSE Point Of Rocks WY
 41.31°N 108.68°W (Elev. 8205 ft)
4:17 pm MST Nov 28, 2025
4pm MST Nov 28, 2025-6pm MST Dec 4, 2025
 
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