Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

63°F

17°C

Humidity	23%
Wind Speed	SSW 18 MPH
Barometer	29.96 in (1014.56 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 May 12:20 AM MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles SSE Point Of Rocks WY

Overnight
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 68 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: 71 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Saturday
High: 71 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 36 °F
Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 59 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 27 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a light southwest wind becoming west 19 to 24 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a light south southwest wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night

Snow showers likely, possibly mixed with rain, mainly after midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

Snow showers likely before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.