Risks of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in Alaska and Southwest

An expansive storm system will bring widespread storms with a threat for flash flooding and severe weather to much of the central to eastern U.S. into early this week. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across interior Alaska this weekend. Elevated fire conditions also expected in the Southwest U.S.. Conditions will remain uncomfortably hot across the southern Plains and the Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

54°F

12°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SW 10 MPH
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.95 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Jun 01:54 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Rock Springs WY

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 17 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 17 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy.
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Point Forecast:
Rock Springs WY
 41.58°N 109.19°W (Elev. 6598 ft)
12:31 am MDT Jun 21, 2026
2am MDT Jun 21, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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