Cheyenne, Wyoming

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Alert: Fire Weather Watch
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; Laramie Foothills and High Plains; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
Effective: 2026-06-05 @ 11:35 am -> 2026-06-06 @ 7:00 am
Onset: 2026-06-06 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-06-06 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-06-05 @ 11:35 am
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued June 5 at 10:35AM MDT until June 6 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 430 through 437.

* WIND...South winds 20 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Dry lightning will be possible with
isolated storms during the afternoon and evening hours.

Alert: Fire Weather Watch
Area(s): Natrona County/Casper BLM
Effective: 2026-06-05 @ 3:54 am -> 2026-06-05 @ 10:00 pm
Onset: 2026-06-06 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-06-06 @ 9:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Riverton WY on 2026-06-05 @ 3:54 am
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued June 5 at 2:54AM MDT until June 6 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Description: The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday
evening.

* IMPACTS: Low Humidities and Strong Gusty Winds could cause
erratic fire behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA:
In Central WY...Fire Weather Zone 280.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central WY...Natrona.

* WIND: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 7 percent.