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: 2026-06-12 @ 2:12 am -> 2026-06-12 @ 4:30 pm
Onset: 2026-06-12 @ 2:12 am -> 2026-06-12 @ 9:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-06-12 @ 2:12 am
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued June 12 at 1:12AM MDT until June 12 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY THROUGH 800 PM FRIDAY...

* WIND...Thursday night, variable in the evening, becoming south
around midnight with localized gusts up to 30 mph possible
through Friday morning. On Friday, south winds becoming west at
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* HUMIDITY...Thursday night, humidity recoveries to between 40
and 65 percent. On Friday, between 6 and 12 percent.

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