Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Current conditions at

BIG SHEEP MOUNTAIN (LCFM8)

Lat: 47.02819°NLon: 105.80472°WElev: 3172.0ft.

NA

39°F

4°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed NNE 23 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 25 Mar 10:08 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles N Rock Springs MT

Lake Wind Advisory until March 26, 12:00am
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Lake Wind Advisory
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    Lake Wind Advisory until March 26, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Lake Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 30 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 4pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain showers likely before 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northeast wind around 7 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
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Point Forecast:
19 Miles N Rock Springs MT
 47.08°N 106.26°W (Elev. 2605 ft)
6:21 pm MDT Mar 25, 2026
10pm MDT Mar 25, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 1, 2026
 
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