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.

Overcast

34°F

1°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed NE 5 MPH
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 22 Jan 06:20 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Rock Springs WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Isolated snow showers after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Isolated
    Snow Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Scattered snow showers, mainly before 9pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -5. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 3 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. West northwest wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Friday
Isolated snow showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Friday Night
Scattered snow showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -5. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rock Springs WY
 41.58°N 109.22°W (Elev. 6316 ft)
6:01 pm MST Jan 22, 2026
6pm MST Jan 22, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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