Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. 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.

Clear

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed WNW 4 MPH
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.85 mb)
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 24 Jan 04:05 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Rock Springs WY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 24. West northwest wind around 13 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -5. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -5. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 24. West northwest wind around 13 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -5. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -5. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rock Springs WY
 41.58°N 109.22°W (Elev. 6316 ft)
3:02 pm MST Jan 24, 2026
4pm MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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