Forecast Details for Rock Springs, WY

Recent Locations: Vance, MS Vaughan, MS Rock Springs, WY

This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 48. West southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Rain showers likely, possibly mixing with snow after midnight, then gradually ending. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night: Scattered rain and snow showers before 9pm, then scattered rain showers between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: Isolated snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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