Dangerous Heat to Continue through the Holiday Weekend; Severe Storms on Friday from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S through Friday then focusing across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Peak heat indices of up to 115 degrees are possible. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible from the northern/central Plains into the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

61°F

16°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed N 11 MPH
Barometer 30.2 in (1022.69 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 02 Jul 10:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

31 Miles SW Wamsutter WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light  after midnight.

    Low: 50 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight.
Independence Day
Sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
31 Miles SW Wamsutter WY
 41.32°N 108.33°W (Elev. 7037 ft)
8:48 pm MDT Jul 2, 2026
10pm MDT Jul 2, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 9, 2026
 
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