Weather in Rock Springs, Wyoming
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rock Springs, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
27%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Rock Springs, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
46°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
42°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
70°
6p
68°
7p
65°
8p
Rock Springs, WY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—68°40°
- SundayMay 17Snow42%50°36°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow99%37°27°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—53°29°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast11%62°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—69°47°
Rock Springs, WY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rock Springs, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
316° · backing 97°
Direction
NW
316°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rock Springs, WY
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rock Springs, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:26 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
3:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rock Springs, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:02 PM
- Moonset
- 3:06 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rock Springs, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Rock Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.