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.

Mostly Cloudy

34°F

1°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed WSW 21 MPH
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.55 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 28 Nov 08:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles SE Point Of Rocks WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers between midnight and 3am.  Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph becoming north 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered snow showers between midnight and 3am. Patchy blowing snow between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph becoming north 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles SE Point Of Rocks WY
 41.49°N 108.62°W (Elev. 6699 ft)
8:17 pm MST Nov 28, 2025
8pm MST Nov 28, 2025-6pm MST Dec 5, 2025
 
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