Observed 6:20 PM MDT at KRKS

Reliance, WY weather

Sunny and 39°4°.

Forecasts agree

Now 39°4°

Sunny · Feels like 32°0°

Feels like: 32°0°; Wind chill from 12 mph19 km/h wind · air 39°4°
Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the northeast. 35–12 mph19 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 0Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 2 PM
Below freezing tonight 5–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Rain tomorrow 2–6 PM (30%, 0.16 in4.1 mm)
Below freezing tomorrow night 5–9 AM (low 31°−1°)

TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 30% · freezing, low 31°−1°
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 50°10° by 4 PM · Rain 2–6 PM (30%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 53°12° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	88%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	75%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	73%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	55%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	19%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	66%	50%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	37%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	72%	34%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	36%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	76%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Snow	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Snow	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Snow	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Snow	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	37°3°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	68%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Snow	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 41°5°)	37°3°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	65%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	62%	71%	4
Sun 1p	Showers	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	63%	5
Sun 2p	Showers	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	52%	5
Sun 3p	Showers	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	29%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	57%	25%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	30%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	69%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	54%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	52%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	66%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	45%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	34°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	67%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	67%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	36°2°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	82%	35%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	33°1°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	87%	20%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	33°1°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	25%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	32°0°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	90%	27%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	92%	27%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	92%	27%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	91%	27%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	87%	39%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	81%	42%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	53%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	46%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	21%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	51%	14%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	8%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	44%	7%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	14%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 30°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 3 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Low, likely
30°−1°–32°0°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 51°11°, low 30°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 30°−1°. Snow 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 32°0°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–52°11°
Low, likely
28°−2°–35°2°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 32°0°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 3 to 12 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
25°−4°–34°1°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 50°10°, low 26°−3°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Snow 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West southwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
26°−3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 29°−2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Low, likely
21°−6°–39°4°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 29°−2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 35°2°. Typical 50°10° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
24°−4°–40°4°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 28°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 56°13°, low 33°1°. Typical 49°9° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 35°2°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 52°11°, low 34°1°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Snow 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
25°−4°–38°3°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 43°6°, low 31°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.4 in0.9 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 30°−1°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
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
34°1°–50°10°
Low, likely
15°−9°–38°3°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 27°−3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 42°6°, low 29°−2°. Typical 48°9° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 31°0°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 34°1°
  20% 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
35°2°–49°9°
Low, likely
18°−8°–38°3°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 27°−3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 47°, low 30°.
Tomorrow
34% chance of snow, high 51°, low 30°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 54°, low 32°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 42–58°.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Green River (WY-UT-CO) at Green River

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 815 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 48Typical 176

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 36
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 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 28°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?

Rock Springs Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+8°+4°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+11°+6°WedOct 21
+12°+6°ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Reliance weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:39 PM; Morning 7:22–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:50 PM; Morning 7:11–7:22 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Reliance. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,600 ft, 76 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.