Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, July 6, 2023

Chance of severe storms in some parts of the state today, especially in the eastern half.  Areas of the southeast and eastern plains could see storms with large hail and damaging winds.  It should be breezy in much of the state today too with wind gusts up to 45 mph in some areas. 

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Coy Knobel

July 06, 20239 min read

Bighorn Mountains outside of Sheridan, Wyoming. June 21, 2023
Bighorn Mountains outside of Sheridan, Wyoming. June 21, 2023 (Kevin Custis)
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It’s Thursday, July 6, 2023 and there’s a chance of severe storms in some parts of the state today, especially in the eastern half.  Areas of the southeast and eastern plains could see storms with large hail and damaging winds.  It should be breezy in much of the state today too with wind gusts up to 45 mph in some areas. 

Central:   

Casper:  Look for it to be mostly sunny today with a high near 79 and an overnight low near 53 with mostly cloudy skies.  There’s a slight chance of showers before midnight and it should be breezy tonight with wind gusts up to 34 mph. 

Riverton:  Expect it to be mostly sunny today with a high near 84 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 52.  There’s a slight chance of showers before midnight and it should be breezy tonight with wind gusts up to 33 mph.  

Shoshoni:   It should be sunny today with a high near 82 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 53.  There’s a slight chance of showers before midnight and it should be breezy tonight with wind gusts up to 34 mph. 

Southwest:   

Evanston There’s a slight chance of showers today, otherwise it should be partly sunny with a high near 77 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 49.  

Rock Springs:  Expect increasing clouds with a high near 80 today and partly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 48.  It should be breezy today and tonight with gusts up to 28 mph during the day and 21 mph at night.  

South Pass There’s a slight chance of afternoon showers today, otherwise it should be mostly sunny with a high near 70 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 45.  Expect it to be breezy today and overnight with wind gusts up to 34 mph.   

Western Wyoming:   

Pinedale:  Expect sunny skies with a high near 73 today and partly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 43.  It should be breezy today and tonight with gusts up to 26 mph.   

Alpine:  It should be sunny today with a high near 79 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 47.  Winds could gust as high as 21 mph overnight. 

Big Piney:  Look for sunny skies today with a high near 77 and partly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 43.  It should be breezy today and tonight with gusts up to 30 mph during the day and 24 mph at night. 

Northwest:   

Dubois:  There’s a slight chance of showers in the afternoon and before midnight tonight, otherwise it should be sunny and breezy today with a high near 73 and mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 43.  Winds could gust to 28 mph during the day and 33 mph overnight. 

Jackson:  Look for it to be sunny today with a high near 78 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 43.  Winds could gust as high as 21 mph overnight. 

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park:  There’s a slight chance of showers in the afternoon, otherwise it should be sunny with a high near 68 today and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 39.  Winds could gust to 20 mph during the day and 21 mph overnight.  

Bighorn Basin:   

Thermopolis It should be sunny and breezy today with a high near 81 and partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 52.  There’s a slight chance of showers before midnight.  Wind gusts could reach 26 mph during the day and 31 mph overnight. 

Cody: There’s a chance of showers in the afternoon and before midnight tonight, otherwise it should be mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 76 and partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 51.  Winds could gust to 34 mph during the day and 24 mph overnight.  

Greybull:  There’s a slight chance of showers in the afternoon and before midnight tonight.  Expect increasing clouds today with a high near 81 and mostly cloudy skies becoming clear tonight with a low near 54.  It should be breezy today and overnight with winds gusting up to 34 mph. 

North Central:   

Buffalo:   There’s a chance of showers in the afternoon today and a better chance between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. overnight.  Look for increasing clouds today with a high near 73 and mostly cloudy skies overnight gradually becoming clear with a low around 51.  Winds could gust to 21 mph during the day and 34 mph overnight. 

Sheridan:   There’s a chance of showers in the afternoon today and tonight before midnight.  Some of the storms could be severe.  Look for increasing clouds today with a high near 79 and it to be mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 49.  

Ranchester:  There’s a chance of showers in the afternoon today and tonight before midnight.  Some of the storms could be severe.  Look for increasing clouds today with a high near 76 and mostly cloudy conditions overnight gradually becoming clear with a low near 50. 

Northeast:   

Gillette There’s a chance of showers today after 3 p.m. and a greater chance mainly before 9 p.m. tonight.  Some of the storms could be severe.  Otherwise, it should be mostly sunny today with a high near 76 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 51. Winds could gust up to 17 mph during the day and 18 mph overnight. 

Newcastle:  There’s a slight chance of showers today after 3 p.m. and a greater chance mainly before midnight tonight.  Some of the storms could be severe.  Otherwise, it should be partly sunny today with a high near 74 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 51.  Winds could gust up to 17 mph during the day and overnight.  

Hulett:   There’s a slight chance of showers today after 3 p.m. and a greater chance mainly before 9 p.m. tonight.  Some of the storms could be severe.  Otherwise, it should be mostly sunny today with a high near 76 and cloudy becoming partly cloudy overnight with a low near 51.   

Eastern Plains:   

Torrington:  There’s a chance of showers today after 3 p.m. and mainly before midnight tonight.  Some of the storms could be severe with large hail and damaging winds.  Expect areas of fog in the morning, otherwise it should be mostly cloudy with a high near 76 today and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 53.   

Douglas:   Look for patchy fog in the morning, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 79 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 51, but with a slight chance of showers before midnight. Some of the storms could be severe with large hail and damaging winds. 

Guernsey:  There’s a slight chance of showers today after 3 p.m. and mainly before midnight tonight.  Some of the storms could be severe with large hail and damaging winds. Expect areas of fog in the morning, otherwise it should be partly sunny with a high near 78 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 55.  Winds could gust as high as 25 mph overnight.  

Southeast:   

Cheyenne:  There’s a dense fog advisory until 10 a.m. today.  There’s also a chance of rain today and overnight. Some of the storms could be severe with large hail and damaging winds.  Expect morning fog to eventually clear and skies to become mostly sunny today with a high near 76 and mostly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 52. 

Laramie:   There’s a chance of showers today in the afternoon, evening and overnight. Some of the storms could be severe with large hail and damaging winds.  Expect areas of fog in the morning then partly sunny skies today with a high near 76 and mostly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 47. 

Pine Bluffs:  There’s a chance of rain today and overnight. Some of the storms could be severe with large hail and damaging winds.  Expect morning fog then skies to eventually clear today with a high near 76 and mostly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 52. 

South Central:   

Rawlins:  There’s a slight chance of showers today after 3 p.m.  Some of the storms could produce heavy rain.  Otherwise, expect patchy fog in the morning and then partly sunny skies with a high near 78 today and partly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 49. 

Encampment:  There’s a slight chance of afternoon showers today as well as a greater chance tonight mainly before 9 p.m. and some of the storms tonight could produce heavy rain.  Otherwise, there should be some patchy fog in the morning then partly sunny skies today with a high near 75 and mostly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 46. 

Wamsutter:  Expect it to be windy today with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.  The high should be near 75 under partly sunny skies today and the low overnight around 47 under partly cloudy skies.  Wind gusts could reach 45 mph during the day and 26 mph overnight. 

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Coy Knobel

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