Rock Springs, New Mexico Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rock Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°58°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle19%—89°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——91°61°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——93°63°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——94°64°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——97°62°+3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Rock Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rock Springs
- Sun85°58°3%
- Mon88°58°8%
- Tue89°62°19%
- Wed91°61°8%
- Thu93°63°2%
- Fri94°64°2%
- Sat97°62°6%
- Sun97°63°7%
- Mon94°63°10%
- Tue93°67°14%
- Wed95°62°18%
- Thu95°63°34%
- Fri96°64°44%
- Sat98°68°45%
- Sun95°64°27%
- Mon98°66°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Rock Springs
SPC includes Rock Springs in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Rock Springs
- 87375