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Rock Springs, Wyoming Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rock Springs, WY
Sunday, July 5 at 3:15 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
20%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:48 PM
Sunset
2:54 PM
Rock Springs, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRock Springs, WY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 89°
Rock Springs, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°59°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    91°61°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    31%
    0.03″
    87°67°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    13%
    0.07″
    86°65°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    86°61°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    90°65°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    92°66°+2°
Rock Springs, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
024° · backing 146°
Direction
NNE
024°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 17 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rock Springs, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
808.5
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 23.88 inHg
Now
808.5
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-8.6
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 808819
800805810815820825-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW818.5808.4808.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rock Springs, WY
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-29 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.57
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Rock Springs, WY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
161.1mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:15 UTC · Rock Springs, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:15 UTC · Rock Springs, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rock Springs, WY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rock Springs, WY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rock Springs, WY
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
11:48 PM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
2:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rock Springs, WY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rock Springs, WY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 82901

15-Day Forecast — Rock Springs

  1. Sun89°59°1%
  2. Mon91°61°6%
  3. Tue87°67°31%
  4. Wed86°65°13%
  5. Thu86°61°3%
  6. Fri90°65°3%
  7. Sat92°66°0%
  8. Sun98°70°1%
  9. Mon97°72°1%
  10. Tue99°75°11%
  11. Wed100°74°28%
  12. Thu97°74°31%
  13. Fri97°72°26%
  14. Sat98°76°21%
  15. Sun98°75°24%

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 tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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

  • 82901
  • 82902

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.