Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. 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.

Mostly Cloudy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	58%
Wind Speed	W 25 MPH
Barometer	29.64 in (1003.73 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	13°F (-11°C)
Last update	17 Feb 04:35 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles N Superior WY

High Wind Warning February 17, 04:47pm until February 17, 07:00pm

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High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning February 17, 04:47pm until February 17, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Tue
High Wind Warning
This Afternoon
High: 29 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then
Scattered
Snow Showers
Wednesday
High: 34 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 9 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
and Windy
Thursday
High: 22 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 24 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 29. Breezy, with a west wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tonight

Scattered snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Scattered snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

Friday

Isolated snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Breezy.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 28.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 42.