Cheyenne, Wyoming

Regional Weather Alerts


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; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; Laramie Foothills and High Plains; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
Effective: 2026-04-19 @ 3:14 am -> 2026-04-20 @ 9:00 pm
Onset: 2026-04-19 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-04-19 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-04-19 @ 3:14 am
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued April 19 at 2:14AM MDT until April 20 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM Sunday to 8 PM MDT Monday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417, 418 and 430 through
437.

* WIND...West to northwest wind with gusts to 20 mph on Sunday,
becoming light and variable overnight, then west to northwest
winds with gusts between 25 and 30 mph on Monday.

* HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent.

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