It’s Friday, June 2, 2023- and conditions are right for widespread precipitation in Wyoming through the weekend. A flood watch through Saturday evening has been issued for much of central Wyoming. Widespread flooding is not expected, but any storms have the potential to drop heavy rain and cause localized flooding.
Central:
Casper: A flood watch has been issued through Saturday evening. Showers and thunderstorms are likely Friday. Expect light winds and a high near 66. Some scattered showers and thunderstorms could produce heavy rain overnight. It should be mostly cloudy with a low of near 51.
Riverton: Showers are likely Friday with the possibility of thunderstorms. Some of the rain could be heavy. There is a flood watch through Saturday evening. Winds should be light with a high near 68. Rain is likely to continue overnight and the low is expected to be near 48.
Jeffrey City: Showers are likely Friday with the possibility of thunderstorms and heavy rain. There is a flood watch through Saturday evening. The high should be near 59. Expect much the same overnight with a low of around 46.
Southwest:
Evanston: Showers and thunderstorms are possible in the morning today and likely in the afternoon. Expect mostly cloudy skies, light winds and a high near 61. It should be mostly cloudy overnight with a small chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. The low is expected to be around 41.
Rock Springs: Showers are likely today with the possibility of thunderstorms. Winds should be light and the high near 62. Overnight showers are likely with the possibility of thunderstorms before midnight and scattered showers and thunderstorms after that. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. The low is expected to be near 45.
South Pass: Showers are likely with the possibility of a thunderstorm after 9 a.m. today. The high should be near 53. There is a good chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm overnight. The low is expected to be near 42.
Western Wyoming:
Pinedale: Showers and thunderstorms are likely today with winds gusting as high as 21 mph. The high should be around 57. Look for mostly cloudy skies overnight with the continued possibility of showers and thunderstorms. It should be breezy with a low around 42.
Big Piney: The high today is expected to be near 61. Showers and thunderstorms are likely and wind gusts could reach 20 mph. Skies should be mostly cloudy overnight with scattered showers and thunderstorms and a low near 42.
Afton: There was a flood advisory Thursday night with an unknown duration and there is a very good chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms today. The high is expected to be near 62. Overnight showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm. It should be mostly cloudy with a low around 42.
Northwest:
Dubois: Expect showers and thunderstorms today. Some could produce heavy rain. Winds should be light and the high near 61. A flood watch continues through Saturday evening. There are likely to be showers and possibly a thunderstorm overnight. Winds could gust to 20 mph and the low should be near 42.
Jackson: Look for scattered showers and thunderstorms today with a high near 63. It should be mostly cloudy overnight with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. The low is expected to be around 40.
Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely today with a high near 55. It should be mostly cloudy overnight with showers and possibly a thunderstorm and a low near 38.
Bighorn Basin:
Thermopolis: There is a flood watch through Saturday evening. Today showers and thunderstorms are likely with some producing heavy rain. The high should be around 66. Expect more rain and mostly cloudy skies overnight with a low of about 53.
Cody: Expect showers and possibly thunderstorms today. Some could produce heavy rain. A flood watch through Saturday evening has been issued. The high should be around 64 with winds gusting as high as 26 mph. Expect more of the same overnight with a low of around 51.
Worland: There’s a good chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms today. The high should be near 67. Overnight showers are likely and there is a possibility of thunderstorms. The low is expected to be near 53.
North Central:
Buffalo: Showers and thunderstorms are likely today and some could produce heavy rain. There is a flood watch until Saturday evening. The high today should reach about 63. The chance for showers and thunderstorms is even more likely overnight. The low should be around 53.
Sheridan: Expect showers and thunderstorms today. Some could produce heavy rain. There is a flood watch through midnight. The high should be about 71. Expect showers and thunderstorms overnight too with a low of around 52. Patchy fog is predicted after 1 a.m.
Clearmont: Look for showers and thunderstorms with a high today of about 72. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. There is a flood watch until midnight. It should be mostly cloudy overnight with more showers and thunderstorms possible. The low should be around 53.
Northeast:
Gillette: It should be mostly cloudy today with a high near 71. Showers and thunderstorms are likely. Wind gusts could reach 16 mph. Showers and thunderstorms are likely overnight with a low of about 54.
Sundance: Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon with a high of about 69. It should be mostly cloudy overnight with an even chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. The low is expected to be near 53.
Moorcroft: Showers and thunderstorms are likely today, mainly in the afternoon. Wind gusts could reach as high as 16 mph and the high is expected to be near 73. Overnight expect it to be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight and a low of around 53.
Eastern Plains:
Torrington: There is a flood watch through Saturday night and a better than even chance of showers and thunderstorms today. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. It should be partly sunny with a high near 72. It should be mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight and a low of about 53.
Douglas: Look for mostly cloudy skies today and a good chance of showers and thunderstorms with some storms possibly producing heavy rain. There is a flood watch through Saturday night. The high today should be about 67. There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight with mostly cloudy skies and a low of near 50.
Guernsey: It should be partly sunny today with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. The area is under a flood watch through Saturday night. The high today is expected to be near 70. There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight with mostly cloudy skies and a low of about 53.
Southeast:
Cheyenne: There is a good chance of showers and thunderstorms today with some possibly producing heavy rain. There is a flood watch through Saturday night. The high today is expected to be 65. It should be mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low of around 48.
Laramie: Showers and thunderstorms are likely today. Some could produce heavy rain. There is a flood watch through Saturday night. The high should be about 58. Expect it to be mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low of around 45.
Chugwater: There is a flood watch through Saturday night and a good chance of showers and thunderstorms today with some possibly producing heavy rain. It should be partly sunny with a high near 65. Overnight there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms and the low should be around 49.
South Central:
Rawlins: Today it should be mostly cloudy with a high near 58. There is a flood watch through Saturday night and a chance of showers and thunderstorms today. Some could produce heavy rain. The chance for showers and thunderstorms remains overnight with a low of about 49.
Encampment: There’s a chance for showers and thunderstorms today with some producing heavy rain. There is a flood watch through Saturday night. The high should be around 56. Overnight the chance of showers and thunderstorms continues with a low of near 43.
Hanna: There is a flood watch through Saturday night. Today there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms with some possibly producing heavy rain. The high should be around 57. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight and the low should be about 45.
