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.

Partly Cloudy

32°F

0°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	WSW 26 MPH
Barometer	29.55 in (1000.68 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	18°F (-8°C)
Last update	17 Feb 11:15 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

14 Miles N Superior WY

High Wind Warning February 17, 11:43am until February 17, 07:00pm

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High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning February 17, 11:43am until February 17, 07:00pm
NOW until 7:00pm Tue
High Wind Warning
Today
High: 29 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 29 °F
Breezy.
Scattered
Snow Showers
then Snow
Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 8 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
and Windy
Thursday
High: 17 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 18 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 6 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Windy, with a west wind 29 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Scattered snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight.

Friday

Isolated snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 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 21.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.