Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. 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 33%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.35 in (1027.77 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 04 Jul 08:05 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

24 Miles ESE Point Of Rocks WY

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Independence Day
Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
24 Miles ESE Point Of Rocks WY
 41.49°N 108.38°W (Elev. 7425 ft)
7:33 am MDT Jul 4, 2026
8am MDT Jul 4, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 10, 2026
 
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