Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. 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

64°F

18°C

Humidity	18%
Wind Speed	W 24 MPH
Barometer	29.99 in (1015.58 mb)
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	30 Mar 12:35 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rock Springs WY

Red Flag Warning March 30, 12:58pm until March 30, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning March 30, 12:58pm until March 30, 09:00pm
NOW until 9:00pm Mon
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 69 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 56 °F
Scattered
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Scattered
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 53 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 23 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Increasing clouds, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday

Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 16 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Thursday

Rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 49. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 59.