Dangerous Heat Continues Across the Southwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions Across the Great Basin

Dangerous heat will continue across the Southwest U.S. and southern California into early next week. Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories remain in effect. Gusty winds and dry conditions may lead to elevated to near critical fire weather conditions across the Great Basin and northern Sierra. Air Quality Alerts remain in effect into Monday for large parts of Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming. 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

82°F

28°C

Humidity	12%
Wind Speed	WSW 9 MPH
Barometer	30.22 in (1023.37 mb)
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	80°F (27°C)
Last update	08 Sep 02:05 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rock Springs WY

This Afternoon
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Isolated
T-storms and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 47 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 80 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 51 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 76 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 70 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light south southwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 69.