Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Monday, August 7, 2023

Cooler than normal weather will continue across Wyoming with highs in the 60s and 70s. Showers and thunderstorms are possible in many parts of the state as well as high wind gusts. The southeastern part of the state may see large hail and strong storms.

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Coy Knobel

August 07, 20238 min read

Lightning bolt outside of Cody, Wyoming on August 6, 2023
Lightning bolt outside of Cody, Wyoming on August 6, 2023 (Submitted by Nancy Cerroni)
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Central:   

CasperExpect it to be mostly sunny today with a high near 72 and a slight chance of thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy overnight with a low around 53. 

Riverton:  There should be patchy fog in the morning followed by sunny skies and a high near 74. Slight chance of thunderstorms between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., followed by mostly cloudy skies and an overnight low of 53.

GlenrockThere’s a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon today but otherwise it should be mostly sunny with a high near 74. Expect mostly cloudy skies and overnight lows near 50.

Southwest:   

Evanston It should be sunny with a high near 75 and winds as high as 18 mph in the afternoon. Expect it to be mostly cloudy overnight with a low around 48 with winds as high as 17 mph before midnight and a slight chance of showers after midnight.

Rock Springs: Expect it to be sunny and breezy with a high near 75 and winds as high as 20 mph and wind gusts as high as 28 mph in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 54 and winds reaching as high as 18 mph after midnight and gusts as high as 26 mph.  

South PassThere’s a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., otherwise it should be mostly sunny with a high near 61 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Expect it to be mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low around 51 and winds as high as 17 mph before midnight. 

Western Wyoming:   

PinedaleExpect patchy fog before 9 a.m., followed by mostly sunny skies and a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Overnight low near 46 and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight with cloudy skies and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.

AlpinePatchy fog before 9 a.m. followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high around 71. Mostly cloudy skies overnight with a low around 49 and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.  

Big Piney: Patchy fog before 9 a.m. followed by mostly sunny skies and a high near 69 and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Wind gusts could reach as high as 21 mph in the afternoon followed by mostly cloudy skies, patchy fog and a chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight with a low near 45 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph overnight.  

Northwest:   

DuboisThere’s a good chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. and wind gusts could reach as high as 21 mph during the day. Otherwise it should be mostly sunny today with a high near 63 and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 44 overnight with wind gusts reaching 22 mph under mostly cloudy skies.

Jackson: Patchy fog between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. followed by a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon and a high near 67 and mostly sunny skies. Chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. and a low around 45 and mostly cloudy skies overnight.  

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park: Good chance of showers and maybe a thunderstorm after 1 p.m. with isolated showers and patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise mostly sunny with a high near 61. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9 p.m. and and a chance of showers and thunderstorms after with mostly cloud skies and some patch fog and a low around 42.   

Bighorn Basin:   

ThermopolisThere’s a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4 p.m. and a good chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Otherwise mostly sunny with a high near 73 and mostly cloudy skies with a low near 56 overnight.

Cody: Expect patchy fog before 9 a.m. and a good chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Otherwise partly sunny with a high near 67. There’s a chance of scattered showers before midnight with a low near 52 and mostly cloudy skies overnight.

Powell: There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms, otherwise expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 70. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight and mostly cloudy skies with a low near 52.  

North Central:   

Buffalo: There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms and patchy fog between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Otherwise expect partly sunny skies and a high near 65. Expect it to be mostly cloudy overnight with a low around 53.  

Sheridan:  There’s a chance of rain and thunderstorms after noon and a slight chance showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Otherwise expect partly sunny skies with a high near 73 and partly cloudy skies with a low near 49 overnight.  

Clearmont: There’s a chance of rain and showers throughout the day, otherwise it should be partly sunny and a high near 71. Expect mostly cloudy skies overnight with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight and a low around 51. 

Northeast:   

GilletteThere’s a chance of showers and a thunderstorm, otherwise expect mostly cloudy skies with a high near 68 and wind gusts as high as 16 mph. There should be partly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 52. 

Newcastle:  There’s a chance of showers and a thunderstorm underneath mostly cloudy skies and a high near 68. There will be a slight chance of showers and a thunderstorm before midnight and partly cloudy skies with a low around 50. 

Upton: There’s a chance of showers and a thunderstorm throughout the day with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 69. Expect it to be partly cloudy overnight with a low around 50.  

Eastern Plains:   

Torrington: There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon with large hail and damaging winds possible. Otherwise it should be mostly sunny with a high near 78. There should be partly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 51.

Douglas: Expect mostly sunny skies in the morning followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon and a high near 76. There should be partly cloudy skies overnight with a low near 48.   

Midwest: Patchy fog before 7 a.m. and a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Otherwise it should be mostly sunny with a high near 70 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 52.   

Southeast:   

Cheyenne: There's a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon with the potential for large hail and damaging winds. Otherwise expect mostly sunny skies with a high around 74 and winds as high as 20 mph in the afternoon. There’s a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight and mostly cloudy skies with a low around 50.

Laramie: There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon with wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Otherwise expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 73. Partly cloudy overnight with a low around 47.

Medicine Bow: Expect it to be mostly sunny with a high near 72 and a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low around 46 and winds as high as 20 mph.  

South Central:   

Rawlins: It should be mostly sunny with a high near 75 and a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m. with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 49 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph overnight.   

Encampment:  Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 73 and a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. There should be mostly cloudy skies overnight with a low around 49 and winds as high as 15 mph.

Baggs:  There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon, otherwise mostly sunny skies and a high near 79. Expect mostly cloudy skies overnight with a low around 46 and winds as high as 15 mph after midnight. 

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Coy Knobel

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