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Point of Rocks, Wyoming

Community in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Air quality

The air at Point of Rocks

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Rock Springs (WY), 24 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 0, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Point of Rocks

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.19 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.19in

Visibility

How far you can see at Point of Rocks, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 6 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Point of Rocks, WyomingReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Point of Rocks, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Rock SpringsRKS

At an airfield/16.1 mi away/6,759 ft/114 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 971

measured daily2 instruments

Bitter Creek - COOPBITW4

At a cooperative observer's station/15.2 mi away/6,736 ft/137 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Rock Springs 1.2 SEWY-SW-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/23.0 mi away/6,266 ft/607 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Rock Springs, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.1 mi from Point of Rocks, Wyoming. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rock Springs, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RKSFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCK SPRINGSSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERock Springs, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RKSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RKS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rock Springs: temperature 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RKSFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCK SPRINGSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.9 FTEMPERATURE 37.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLERock Springs, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RKSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RKS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rock Springs, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RKSFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCK SPRINGSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERock Springs, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RKSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RKS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rock Springs, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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