Showers and Storms continue across the East; Heat, Critical Fire Weather, Drought, and Poor Air Quality continues in the West

A series of fronts will focus locally heavy showers and storms across portions of the central and eastern U.S. through the end of the workweek. Dangerous to extreme heat continues across the Southwest U.S., eventually spreading eastward over the weekend into early next week. Elevated fire weather conditions continue across the Great Basin, with degraded air quality lingering across the Northwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

79°F

26°C

Humidity 7%
Wind Speed WNW 16 MPH
Barometer 30.1 in (1019.3 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 04 Aug 08:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

21 Miles ESE Point Of Rocks WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 9pm, then patchy smoke after 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a light west wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy smoke. Cloudy, then clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light west  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light west southwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke before 9pm, then patchy smoke after 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a light west wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Patchy smoke. Cloudy, then clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light west southwest wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
21 Miles ESE Point Of Rocks WY
 41.62°N 108.37°W (Elev. 6873 ft)
6:02 pm MDT Aug 4, 2026
8pm MDT Aug 4, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 11, 2026
 
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