Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains to Upper Midwest; Extreme Heat in Parts of the South

Thunderstorms with severe wind gusts and hail will be possible today across parts of the central Plains, and from the Missouri Valley into the upper Mississippi Valley. Heavy rain associated with the thunderstorms may also produce flash/urban flooding. Critical fire weather conditions expected in the Great Basin and interior Northwest. Dangerous heat continues across the Southwest and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

Overcast

72°F

22°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed WSW 13 MPH
Barometer 30.28 in (1025.4 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 08 Jul 04:35 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rock Springs WY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 80. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 80 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 28 mph becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light west southwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 80. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 28 mph becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light west southwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rock Springs WY
 41.58°N 109.19°W (Elev. 6598 ft)
4:32 pm MDT Jul 8, 2026
4pm MDT Jul 8, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 14, 2026
 
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