Cheyenne, Wyoming
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin |
| Effective: | 2026-10-09 @ 7:49 pm -> 2026-10-10 @ 7:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-10-10 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-10-10 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-10-09 @ 7:49 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued October 9 at 6:49PM MDT until October 10 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST AND A PORTION OF WY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST, BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX/NIOBRARA RIVER, LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/SCOTTSBLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT, LODGEPOLE CREEK/SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE, AND GOSHEN/MIDDLE-LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 433, 435, 436, and 437. * TIMING...Saturday afternoon. * WINDS...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 14 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. |