Sweetwater County should see partly cloudy skies today with highs in the eighties and a chance for showers and thunderstorms

Sweetwater County should see partly cloudy skies today with highs in the eighties and a chance for showers and thunderstorms

Graphical depiction of the weather story for today.

Lingering moisture, combined with a weak upper level disturbance, will bring another day of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. Any storm that develops today will have the potential to produce heavy rain, gusty winds, and small hail. Showers and thunderstorms will then generally diminish shortly after sunset tonight. High pressure will begin to approach the region on Sunday. This will bring slightly warmer conditions. Less thunderstorm activity is also expected for Sunday, although some weak instability could bring a few isolated thunderstorms during afternoon and evening hours.

Rock Springs forecast:

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  • Today: Isolated showers before 10am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
  • Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
  • Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.