Cheyenne, Wyoming
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Red Flag Warning |
| Area(s): | Natrona County/Casper BLM |
| Effective: | 2026-06-06 @ 2:43 pm -> 2026-06-07 @ 8:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-06-06 @ 2:43 pm -> 2026-06-07 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Riverton WY on 2026-06-06 @ 2:43 pm |
| Headline: | Red Flag Warning issued June 6 at 1:43PM MDT until June 7 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY |
| Description: |
* AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY...Fire Weather Zone 280. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Natrona. * IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Hot Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * WIND: Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 7 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the mid to upper 90s. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Conditions are expected to improve after sunset Saturday evening as humidity increases and wind decreases. Critical fire weather conditions are again expected by late Sunday morning. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Shirley Basin; Central Carbon County; North Snowy Range Foothills; Laramie Valley |
| Effective: | 2026-06-06 @ 2:12 pm -> 2026-06-06 @ 5:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-06-06 @ 2:12 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-06-06 @ 2:12 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued June 6 at 1:12PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
Widely scattered high-based showers and brief thunderstorms are forecast to produce brief wind gusts over 50 MPH this afternoon. Motorists, especially those in high-profile vehicles or with light trailers, are urged to use caution. These showers may produce sudden brief wind gusts with may result in travel difficulty. |
| Alert: | Red Flag Warning |
| Area(s): | Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Laramie Foothills and High Plains; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin |
| Effective: | 2026-06-06 @ 1:43 pm -> 2026-06-06 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-06-06 @ 1:43 pm -> 2026-06-06 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-06-06 @ 1:43 pm |
| Headline: | Red Flag Warning issued June 6 at 12:43PM MDT until June 6 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 430 through 437. * WIND...South to southeast winds 20 to 30 MPH with gusts up to 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 to 19 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Dry lightning will be possible with isolated storms during the afternoon and evening hours. |