Red Flag Fire Warning For Cheyenne, Laramie, Southeast Wyoming
The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Fire Warning for critical to extremely critical fire danger on Wednesday, August 28.
The warning takes effect at 10 a.m. and continues until 8 p.m.
The agency posted the foillowing on its website:
Hot and dry condtions will be present on Wednesday. An approaching cold front will make the winds begin to pick up quickly, and by the afternoon we will see wind gusts of 35-45mph, with the strongest wind gusts in southeast WY. Critical to extrmely critical fire weather conditions are expected due to low humidity, gusty winds, and dry weather. A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Wednesday, August 28th from 10am-8pm MDT for many areas of our forecast region. Don't let the recent rainfall deceive you the past week or so as several locations are experiencing abnormallly dry to severe drought conditions. Go to weather.gov/cys for your local forecast. Don't be the spark!
Cheyenne, Laramie Forecast
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Cheyenne Forecast
Today
Sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 50.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Laramie Forecast
oday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Labor Day
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Check Out the Damages from Cheyenne's Wild Spring Wind Storm
On April 6 and 7, 2024, wild winds exceeding 90 mph blew through SE Wyoming, causing havoc in Cheyenne and on the interstate. Everything from fences to semis were upturned in the wind storm. Check out the damage shared by residents below.
Gallery Credit: Doug Randall
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