Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes 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.

Clear

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	NNE 5 MPH
Barometer	29.53 in (1000.0 mb)
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	11°F (-12°C)
Last update	18 Feb 03:05 AM MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

24 Miles ESE Point Of Rocks WY

Overnight
Low: 22 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 35 °F
Windy. Slight
Chance Snow
then Snow
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Chance Snow
and Windy
then Partly
Cloudy and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 22 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Friday Night
Low: 7 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 26 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 9 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 22. Breezy, with a south wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a south southwest wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -5. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 9.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.