Forecast Details for Rock Springs, WY

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Current Alerts for Rock Springs, WY: High Wind Watch

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Washington's Birthday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with an east wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow between 1am and 2am, then a chance of snow after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 16 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph becoming south southwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Breezy.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?

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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original cloud which contained them.

Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.

They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds, and are a display of wind activity.

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