Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Extreme Heat Tuesday

In the Northern Plains into the Upper Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic, heavy to excessive rain may bring flash and urban flooding Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds are most likely over parts of the Dakotas into Minnesota Tuesday afternoon into the overnight, with other isolated storms producing hail or wind over the northern High Plains. Extreme heat returns to the southwest U.S. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

75°F

24°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed WNW 8 MPH
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.35 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 06 Jul 09:35 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Rock Springs WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Isolated thunderstorms after 1pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind becoming west northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Isolated thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light southwest wind becoming west northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Rock Springs WY
 41.56°N 109.16°W (Elev. 6604 ft)
9:02 pm MDT Jul 6, 2026
9pm MDT Jul 6, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 13, 2026
 
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