Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed WSW 13 MPH
Barometer 30.36 in (1028.11 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 17 Jan 10:54 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Rock Springs WY

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 38. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 40. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 38. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rock Springs WY
 41.58°N 109.22°W (Elev. 6316 ft)
10:31 am MST Jan 17, 2026
11am MST Jan 17, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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