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. Light and variable wind.

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 are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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