Storm Station
Purple Sage, Wyoming
59°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 5 mph WNW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
26%Humidity
53%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Purple Sage, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Green River AT Green RiverGRRW4

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.9 mi away/6,138 ft/77 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank147of 623

Rock SpringsRKS

At an airfield/13.7 mi away/6,759 ft/544 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank18of 623

measured daily2 instruments

Rock Springs 6.7 WSWWY-SW-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/6,252 ft/37 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Rock Spring FD - COOPRSFW4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.7 mi away/6,322 ft/107 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rock Springs, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.7 mi from Purple Sage. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rock Springs, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 10,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERock Springs, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RKSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RKS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 33.0 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Rock Springs: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.0, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 33.0 FSPREAD 22.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RKS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rock Springs, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERock Springs, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RKSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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

Measured at Rock Spring FD - COOP (RSFW4), 4.7 miles from here, read 24 Sep, 17:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wyoming

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Near Purple Sage

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.