Cheyenne, Wyoming

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): Crow Indian Reservation/Big Horn Canyon Rec Area; Northern Rosebud/Northern Treasure Counties; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest; Custer County; Sheridan County/Casper BLM; Bighorn National Forest
Effective: 2026-07-31 @ 2:23 pm -> 2026-08-01 @ 2:30 pm
Onset: 2026-08-02 @ 1:00 am -> 2026-08-02 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-07-31 @ 2:23 pm
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued July 31 at 1:23PM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Description: The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from midnight Saturday night to 9 PM
MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and gusty winds
associated with a cold front will create erratic fire behavior.


* AFFECTED AREA:
In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284.
In South Central MT Fire Zone...129.
In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...131...132.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie.
In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Yellowstone.
In Southeast MT...Custer...Powder River...Rosebud...Treasure.

* COLD FRONT: A cold front moves through Saturday night bringing
increased winds.

* WIND: South winds early Sunday switching to the north 10 to 20
mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Up to 100 degrees.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Dawes; Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; North Sioux; South Sioux; Converse County Lower Elevations; Niobrara County; East Platte County; Goshen County
Effective: 2026-07-31 @ 1:58 pm -> 2026-08-01 @ 7:00 am
Onset: 2026-08-02 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-08-02 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-07-31 @ 1:58 pm
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 31 at 12:58PM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: * WHAT...High temperatures between 103 to 108 degrees.

* WHERE...Portions of panhandle Nebraska and east central and
southeast Wyoming.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Central Carbon County; Southwest Carbon County
Effective: 2026-07-31 @ 1:58 pm -> 2026-08-01 @ 7:00 am
Onset: 2026-08-02 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-08-02 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-07-31 @ 1:58 pm
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 31 at 12:58PM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: * WHAT...High temperatures between 95 and 100 degrees.

* WHERE...Central Carbon County, Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains,
and Southwest Carbon County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Kimball; Cheyenne; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County
Effective: 2026-07-31 @ 1:58 pm -> 2026-08-01 @ 7:00 am
Onset: 2026-08-02 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-08-02 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-07-31 @ 1:58 pm
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 31 at 12:58PM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: * WHAT...High temperatures between 97 and 103 degrees.

* WHERE...In Nebraska, Cheyenne County and Kimball County. In
Wyoming, Central Laramie County and East Laramie County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Musselshell; Treasure; Northern Rosebud; Custer; Fallon; Northern Stillwater; Powder River; Carter; Northern Park; Golden Valley; Red Lodge Foothills; Northern Big Horn; Southern Rosebud; Judith Gap; Paradise Valley; Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills; Southern Big Horn; Southeastern Carbon; Northern Sweet Grass; Bighorn Canyon; Northern Carbon; Melville Foothills; Northeastern Yellowstone; Southern Wheatland; Southwestern Yellowstone; Sheridan Foothills
Effective: 2026-07-31 @ 1:29 pm -> 2026-08-01 @ 1:30 pm
Onset: 2026-08-01 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-08-02 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-07-31 @ 1:29 pm
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued July 31 at 12:29PM MDT until August 2 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 100 to
108 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana
and north central Wyoming.

* WHEN...From noon Saturday to midnight MDT Saturday Night.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Low temperatures are expected to be in the 70s
for some locations east of Billings Saturday night bringing limited
overnight relief.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Cody Foothills; North Bighorn Basin; Southwest Bighorn Basin; Southeast Bighorn Basin; Northeast Johnson County; Southeast Johnson County; Jackson Hole; Upper Wind River Basin; Wind River Basin; Lander Foothills; Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range; Natrona County Lower Elevations; Star Valley; Upper Green River Basin Foothills; Upper Green River Basin; South Lincoln County; Rock Springs and Green River; Flaming Gorge; East Sweetwater County
Effective: 2026-07-31 @ 10:58 am -> 2026-08-01 @ 8:00 am
Onset: 2026-08-01 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-08-02 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Riverton WY on 2026-07-31 @ 10:58 am
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 31 at 9:58AM MDT until August 2 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Description: * WHAT...Very hot temperatures expected this weekend. Highs from 98
to 105 below 5500 feet, 90 to 98 above 5500 feet.

* WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northwest, south
central, southwest, and west central Wyoming.

* WHEN...From noon Saturday to 10 PM MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase during extreme heat
events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Some locations will not see temperatures fall
below 90 degrees until sunset.

Alert: Fire Weather Watch
Area(s): North Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM; Cody Foothills; South Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM; Upper Wind River Basin/Wind River Basin; South Bighorn Mountains
Effective: 2026-07-31 @ 10:54 am -> 2026-08-01 @ 8:00 am
Onset: 2026-08-02 @ 2:00 pm -> 2026-08-02 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Riverton WY on 2026-07-31 @ 10:54 am
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued July 31 at 9:54AM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Description: The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday
evening.

* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and
Wind Shift with a Cold Front could cause erratic fire behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA:
In Central WY Fire Zones...283...285.
In North Central WY Fire Zones...275...276...282.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona.
In North Central WY...Big Horn...Hot Springs...Johnson...Park
Washakie.

* COLD FRONT:

* WIND: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 6 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs around 100.

Alert: Fire Weather Watch
Area(s): Lincoln and Uinta Counties/Lower Elevations; Upper Green River Basin/Rock Springs BLM; Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA; Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains
Effective: 2026-07-31 @ 10:54 am -> 2026-08-01 @ 8:00 am
Onset: 2026-08-02 @ 2:00 pm -> 2026-08-03 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Riverton WY on 2026-07-31 @ 10:54 am
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued July 31 at 9:54AM MDT until August 3 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Description: The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Monday
evening.

* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and
Wind Shift with a Cold Front could cause erratic fire behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA:
In Central WY Fire Zone....289.
In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279.
In West Central WY Fire Zone....278.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona.
In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta.
In West Central WY...Lincoln...Sublette.

* COLD FRONT:

* WIND: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 6 percent Sunday and 8 percent Monday. Poor
humidity recovery Sunday night to around 20 to 35 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the mid-to-upper 90s Sunday and around 90
Monday.