Observed 11:20 PM MDT at KGUP

Rock Springs, NM weather

Overcast and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 45°7°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising · +0.08 inHg+2.7 hPa in 3 h

None rain starting around 7:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Fog tomorrow 6–7 AM
Fog tomorrow 8–9 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon
High 58°14° tomorrow at 3 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 3–8 AM (low 28°−2°)

TonightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Monday morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 61°16° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 42°6° by 10 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	22%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	84%	29%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	42°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	29%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	26%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	40°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	91%	25%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	38°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	94%	24%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	95%	41%	0
Sun 6a	Fog	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Fog	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	91%	70%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	73%	35%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	20%	4
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	55%	27%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	30%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	43%	35%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	39%	70%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	39%	53%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	37%	16%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	40%	7%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	76%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	4%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	11%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	97%	8%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	6%	4
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	47%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	54%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	55%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	50%	5
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	48%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	45%	2
Mon 6p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	50%	1
Mon 7p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	45%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	32%	0
Mon 9p	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 37°3° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	35%	0
Mon 10p	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 34°1° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	65%	7%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 34°1°. Typical 65°18° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 28°−2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 58°14°, low 27°−3°. Typical 65°18° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
27°−3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 27°−3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 29°−2°. Typical 65°18° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
25°−4°–35°2°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 27°−3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 33°1°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Clear, with a low around 33.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
26°−3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 35°2°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
29°−2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 38°3°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 26°−3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 58°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 63°17° / 26°−3°. Storms 0.11 in2.8 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  50% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 26°−3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Typical 63°17° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°6°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 25°−4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 50°10°, low 38°3°. Typical 62°17° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 42°6°
  50% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 48°9°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Low, likely
22°−6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 25°−4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 32°0°. Typical 62°17° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°1°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
15°−9°–41°5°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 24°−4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 58°, low 27°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 29°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 50–65°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABQ) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 40Typical 137

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 28
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 19 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

GALLUP MUNICIPAL AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1973–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+13°+7°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Rock Springs weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:44 PM; Morning 7:13–8:05 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:54 PM; Morning 7:03–7:13 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 39% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Rock Springs. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,200 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.