Cheyenne, Wyoming
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest; Golden Valley County/Musselshell County; Yellowstone County; Crow Indian Reservation/Big Horn Canyon Rec Area; Sheridan County/Casper BLM |
| Effective: | 2026-03-23 @ 2:13 pm -> 2026-03-25 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-03-25 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-03-24 @ 2:15 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Billings MT on 2026-03-23 @ 2:13 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued March 23 at 1:13PM MDT until March 25 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT |
| Description: |
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, gusty winds, and wind shift with a cold front may create erratic fire behavior and the potential for new fire starts. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zone...274. In South Central MT Fire Zones...126...127...128...129. For Zones 126, 127, and 129, the worst conditions will impact the lower elevations where grasses remain dead or dry. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell. In North Central WY...Sheridan. In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater Sweet Grass...Yellowstone. * COLD FRONT: Frontal passage is forecast Wednesday evening, bringing an end to the gusty conditions and a shift from the west to the north-northeast. Light showers are possible behind the front, although the chance of a wetting rain is low. * WIND: West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 15 percent. In Sheridan County, as low as 7 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Up to 83 degrees. |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | North Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM; Cody Foothills; South Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM |
| Effective: | 2026-03-23 @ 1:46 pm -> 2026-03-25 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-03-25 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-03-24 @ 8:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Riverton WY on 2026-03-23 @ 1:46 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued March 23 at 12:46PM MDT until March 25 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY |
| Description: |
* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY...Fire Weather Zones 275...276 and 282. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In North Central WY...Big Horn...Hot Springs...Park...Washakie. * WIND: West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 11 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Lincoln and Uinta Counties/Lower Elevations; Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA; Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains |
| Effective: | 2026-03-23 @ 1:46 pm -> 2026-03-25 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-03-25 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-03-24 @ 8:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Riverton WY on 2026-03-23 @ 1:46 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued March 23 at 12:46PM MDT until March 25 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY |
| Description: |
* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zone....289. In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta. In West Central WY...Lincoln. * WIND: West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 12 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the mid to upper 70s. |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Natrona County/Casper BLM; Johnson County/Casper BLM; Upper Wind River Basin/Wind River Basin |
| Effective: | 2026-03-23 @ 1:46 pm -> 2026-03-25 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-03-25 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-03-24 @ 8:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Riverton WY on 2026-03-23 @ 1:46 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued March 23 at 12:46PM MDT until March 25 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY |
| Description: |
* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zones...280...283. In North Central WY Fire Zone....281. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In North Central WY...Johnson. * WIND: West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 11 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Northern Black Hills; Central Black Hills; Southern Black Hills; Fall River County Area; Northern Foot Hills; Eastern Foot Hills; Custer County Plains; Pine Ridge Area; Badlands Area; Bennett County Area; Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Crook County Plains; Weston County Plains; Wyoming Black Hills |
| Effective: | 2026-03-23 @ 1:37 pm -> 2026-03-25 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-03-25 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-03-24 @ 4:45 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Rapid City SD on 2026-03-23 @ 1:37 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued March 23 at 12:37PM MDT until March 25 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD |
| Description: |
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING, THE BLACK HILLS, AND SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... .Well above average temperatures forecast Wednesday with highs in the 70s to mid 80s; warmest along and south of I90. Very dry air will be in place with daytime relative humidity around 12 to 20 percent. Westerly winds will be strongest across southern Campbell County and far southwestern South Dakota. The combination of low relative humidity, warm temperatures, gusty winds, and drought conditions could support critical fire weather conditions. Additionally, a cold front will push through the forecast area late Wednesday night into Thursday with gusty northwest winds (and dry conditions) behind the front. The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 315 Southern Campbell, 316 Crook County Plains, 317 Weston County Plains, 318 Wyoming Black Hills, 319 Northern Black Hills, 320 Central Black Hills, 321 Southern Black Hills, 322 Fall River County Area, 323 Northern Foot Hills, 324 Eastern Foot Hills, 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 332 Badlands Area and 333 Bennett County Area. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity would produce critical fire weather conditions. |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| 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; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Central and West Carbon; Southwest Carbon County; Laramie Foothills and High Plains; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin |
| Effective: | 2026-03-23 @ 1:06 pm -> 2026-03-25 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-03-25 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-03-24 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-03-23 @ 1:06 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued March 23 at 12:06PM MDT until March 25 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 421, 422, 423, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, AND 437... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 421, 422, 423, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, AND 437 * WIND...Gusts 25 to 35 mph possible. * HUMIDITY...10 to 15% possible. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. |