Cheyenne, Wyoming

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Area(s): Butte, SD; Harding, SD; Lawrence, SD; Meade, SD; Perkins, SD; Crook, WY
Effective: 2026-08-30 @ 2:32 pm -> 2026-08-30 @ 10:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-30 @ 2:32 pm -> 2026-08-30 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Rapid City SD on 2026-08-30 @ 2:32 pm
Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 30 at 1:32PM MDT until August 30 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
636 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA

BUTTE HARDING PERKINS

IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA

LAWRENCE MEADE

IN WYOMING THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN NORTHEAST WYOMING

CROOK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BISON, BUFFALO, DEADWOOD,
DOWNTOWN BELLE FOURCHE, FAITH, LEAD, LEMMON, MOORCROFT,
SPEARFISH, STURGIS, SUNDANCE, AND UNION CENTER.

Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Converse County Lower Elevations; North Laramie Range; Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Shirley Basin; Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County; Central Carbon County; North Snowy Range Foothills; Southwest Carbon County; Sierra Madre Range; Upper North Platte River Basin; Snowy Range; Laramie Valley; South Laramie Range; South Laramie Range Foothills
Effective: 2026-08-30 @ 2:25 pm -> 2026-08-30 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-30 @ 2:25 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-08-30 @ 2:25 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 1:25PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: Scattered virga showers and thunderstorms in the area are producing
strong, downburst winds along and west Interstate 25.

Gusty shower and thunderstorm activity will be possible through 6PM
this evening. Strong winds could be hazardous to travelers in
light weight and high profile vehicles. Be prepared for sudden
changes in wind speed and direction in the vicinity of these
showers. Little to no rainfall is expected.