Cheyenne, Wyoming
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | High Wind Watch |
| Area(s): | Southern Big Horn; Sheridan Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-01-14 @ 2:47 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-15 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-01-15 @ 3:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Billings MT on 2026-01-14 @ 2:47 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Watch issued January 14 at 1:47PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Billings MT |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Northwest winds with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...In Montana, Southern Big Horn. In Wyoming, Sheridan Foothills. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong winds may impact travel along Interstate 90. |
| Alert: | High Wind Watch |
| Area(s): | Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Western Crook; Weston County Plains; Newcastle |
| Effective: | 2026-01-14 @ 2:17 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-15 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-15 @ 5:30 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Rapid City SD on 2026-01-14 @ 2:17 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Watch issued January 14 at 1:17PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Rapid City SD |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Newcastle, Northern Campbell, Southern Campbell, Western Crook, and Weston County Plains. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The high winds may damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. |
| Alert: | High Wind Watch |
| Area(s): | Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Northern Foothills; Rapid City; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Northern Jackson; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Perkins; Northeastern Crook |
| Effective: | 2026-01-14 @ 2:17 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-15 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-01-15 @ 5:30 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Rapid City SD on 2026-01-14 @ 2:17 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Watch issued January 14 at 1:17PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Rapid City SD |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The high winds may damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. |
| Alert: | High Wind Watch |
| Area(s): | Northern Black Hills; Central Black Hills; Wyoming Black Hills |
| Effective: | 2026-01-14 @ 2:17 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-15 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-15 @ 5:30 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Rapid City SD on 2026-01-14 @ 2:17 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Watch issued January 14 at 1:17PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Rapid City SD |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. The winds may cause areas of blowing snow over the Northern Black Hills. * WHERE...In South Dakota, Central Black Hills and Northern Black Hills. In Wyoming, Wyoming Black Hills. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The high winds may damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Visibility restrictions possible in areas of falling and blowing snow. |
| Alert: | High Wind Watch |
| Area(s): | North Snowy Range Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-01-14 @ 1:35 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-16 @ 3:00 am -> 2026-01-15 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-01-14 @ 1:35 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Watch issued January 14 at 12:35PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80. * WHEN...From late Thursday night through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. |
| Alert: | High Wind Watch |
| Area(s): | Dawes; North Sioux; Converse County Lower Elevations; Niobrara County |
| Effective: | 2026-01-14 @ 1:35 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-15 @ 9:00 pm -> 2026-01-15 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-01-14 @ 1:35 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Watch issued January 14 at 12:35PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. * WHERE...In Nebraska, Dawes County and Northern Sioux County. In Wyoming, Converse County Lower Elevations and Niobrara County. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong gusty winds combined with low humidity and very dry fuels will produce conditions favorable for the rapid spread of grassland wildfires. |
| Alert: | High Wind Watch |
| Area(s): | Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne; South Sioux; East Platte County; Goshen County; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County |
| Effective: | 2026-01-14 @ 1:35 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-16 @ 12:00 am -> 2026-01-15 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-01-14 @ 1:35 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Watch issued January 14 at 12:35PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of panhandle Nebraska and southeast Wyoming. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong gusty winds combined with low humidity and very dry fuels will produce conditions favorable for the rapid spread of grassland wildfires. |
| Alert: | High Wind Watch |
| Area(s): | South Laramie Range; South Laramie Range Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-01-14 @ 1:35 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-16 @ 3:00 am -> 2026-01-15 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-01-14 @ 1:35 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Watch issued January 14 at 12:35PM MST until January 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph possible. * WHERE...South Laramie Range and Foothills including the Interstate 80 Summit between Cheyenne and Laramie. * WHEN...From late Thursday night through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong gusty winds combined with low humidity and very dry fuels will produce conditions favorable for the rapid spread of grassland wildfires. |
| Alert: | High Wind Watch |
| Area(s): | Northeast Johnson County; Southeast Johnson County |
| Effective: | 2026-01-14 @ 1:06 pm -> 2026-01-16 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-15 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-15 @ 8:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Riverton WY on 2026-01-14 @ 1:06 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Watch issued January 14 at 12:06PM MST until January 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Riverton WY |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Northeast Johnson County and Southeast Johnson County. * WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong winds could make travel difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. |