Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. 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.

Clear

2°F

-17°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.89 mb)
Dewpoint -3°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 04:54 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles E Rock Springs WY

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -10. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a west wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -10. West southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -10. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a west wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -10. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles E Rock Springs WY
 41.59°N 109.07°W (Elev. 6604 ft)
5:01 am MST Jan 24, 2026
5am MST Jan 24, 2026-6pm MST Jan 30, 2026
 
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