Cheyenne, Wyoming

Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
Effective: 2026-04-09 @ 2:52 pm -> 2026-04-09 @ 9:00 pm
Onset: 2026-04-09 @ 2:52 pm -> 2026-04-09 @ 9:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-04-09 @ 2:52 pm
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued April 9 at 1:52PM MDT until April 9 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: Red Flag Warning in effect through 8pm this evening.

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect until 8 PM MDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 431, 432, 433, 436, and 437.

* WIND...Northerly winds between 20 and 30 MPH

* HUMIDITY...RH values between 10 to 15 percent

* HIGHEST THREAT: Along I-80 corridor underneath erratic gusty
showers.

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.