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Rock Springs, Wyoming Weather

Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rock Springs, WY
Saturday, June 13 at 2:42 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
25%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Sunset
2:51 PM
Rock Springs, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRock Springs, WY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 47 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 47°H 79°
Rock Springs, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Clear
    79°47°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Clear
    71°41°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    79°52°+8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    81°60°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    79°60°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Mostly Clear
    81°49°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    10%
    87°58°+6°
Rock Springs, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
120° · backing 91°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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 10 · pk 29 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3817SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Rock Springs, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
806.1
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 23.80 inHg
Now
806.1
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-7.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 805814
800805810815820-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW814.3805.2806.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rock Springs, WY
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
-22 in 6h

AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.37
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
144.9mi
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
08:42 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
08:42 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 · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
11:42 PM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
2:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Rock Springs, WY
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
3:55 AM
Moonset
6:46 PM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rock Springs, WY
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Rock Springs

  1. Sat79°49°2%
  2. Sun71°41°1%
  3. Mon79°52°0%
  4. Tue81°60°0%
  5. Wed79°60°0%
  6. Thu81°49°1%
  7. Fri87°58°10%
  8. Sat84°64°22%
  9. Sun76°57°17%
  10. Mon80°56°4%
  11. Tue86°59°2%
  12. Wed92°62°3%
  13. Thu90°63°6%
  14. Fri95°65°6%
  15. Sat98°69°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 13, 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.

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.