Cheyenne, Laramie Facing Air Quality Alert, Red Flag Fire Warning

Cheyenne, Laramie Facing Air Quality Alert, Red Flag Fire Warning

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The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert as well as a Red Flag Fire warning for southeast Wyoming for this weekend.

Both warnings include botth Cheyenne and Laramie

The agency posted the following on its website

Another round of Red Flag Warnings has been issued for all of southeast Wyoming covering 11AM Saturday through 9PM Sunday. Wind gusts of 25 to 40 mph will accompany continued very dry conditions and lead to the rapid spread of wildfire. Don't be the spark!! The Nebraska panhandle can expect elevated to near critical fire weather conditions both Saturday and Sunday, but winds will not be quite as strong as in Wyoming. In addition, there is a slight chance for a few high-based showers each afternoon and evening which will have the potential to produce gusty and erratic winds and a few strikes of lightning without much, if any, rainfall reaching the ground.


Wildfire smoke will result in degraded air quality across southeast Wyoming through the weekend. Those who are sensitive to smoke and have respiratory issues should consider limiting time outdoors.

Cheyenne, Laramie Forecasts

Cheyenne Forecast

Tonight
Areas of smoke before midnight, then areas of smoke after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Saturday
Areas of smoke. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of smoke before 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Northwest wind around 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Laramie Forecast
  • Air Quality Alert
  • Red Flag Warning in effect from August 8, 11:00 AM MDT until August 9, 09:00 PM MDT
    • Tonight
    Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
    Saturday
    Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
    Saturday Night
    Areas of smoke before 8pm, then areas of smoke after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
    Sunday
    A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of smoke before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
    Sunday Night
    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
    Monday
    A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
    Monday Night
    A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
    Tuesday
    A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
    Tuesday Night
    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
    Wednesday
    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
    Wednesday Night
    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
    Thursday
    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
    Thursday Night
    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
    Friday
    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

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