Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, August 23, 2024

Chance of rain in much of Wyoming on Friday with severe storms possible. Sunny in other areas. Breezy in some places. Highs from the low 70s to the mid 90s and lows from the upper 30s to the mid 60s. 

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Coy Knobel

August 23, 20246 min read

The Horse Draw Fire east of Buffalo on August 21, 2024
The Horse Draw Fire east of Buffalo on August 21, 2024 (Reader photo: Joanie Keast)
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Chance of rain in much of Wyoming on Friday with severe storms possible. Sunny in other areas. Breezy in some places. Highs from the low 70s to the mid 90s and lows from the upper 30s to the mid 60s. 

Central:  

Casper:  Slight chance of rain, otherwise mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 87 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 67 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.

Riverton:  Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 88 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 60 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.  

Shoshoni:  Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 89 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 60 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.  

Southwest:  

Evanston Chance of rain, otherwise partly sunny and breezy today with a high near 76 and wind gusts as high as 34 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight, a low near 49 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph.  

Green River:  Chance of rain and some storms could be severe. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 79 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 55.

South Pass:  Chance of rain and some storms could be severe. Otherwise, partly sunny and breezy today with a high near 72 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight, a slight chance of rain before midnight with some severe storms possible, a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

Western Wyoming:  

Pinedale:  Chance of rain and some storms could be severe. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 72. Partly cloudy overnight, a chance of rain mainly before 9 p.m. with some severe storms possible and a low near 43.

Alpine:  Chance of rain mainly before 1 p.m. and some storms could be severe. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 78. Mostly clear overnight, a slight chance of rain before midnight with some severe storms possible and a low near 48.

Big Piney:  Chance of rain and some storms could be severe. Otherwise, partly sunny and breezy today with a high near 75 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight, a slight chance of rain before 9 p.m. with some severe storms possible, a low near 37 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph.

Northwest:  

Dubois:  Chance of rain and some storms could be severe. Areas of smoke before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 75 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy overnight, a slight chance of rain before 9 p.m. with some severe storms possible and a low near 45.

Jackson:  Chance of rain mainly before 2 p.m. and some storms could be severe. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 77. Mostly clear overnight, a slight chance of rain before 9 p.m. with some severe storms possible and a low near 42.

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park:  Chance of rain and some storms could be severe. Otherwise, partly sunny today with a high near 71. Mostly clear overnight, a slight chance of rain before 9 p.m. with some severe storms possible and a low near 37.

Bighorn Basin:  

Thermopolis Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 90 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 59 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.  

Cody:  Chance of rain mainly before 4 p.m. and some storms could be severe. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 86. Mostly clear overnight with areas of smoke and a low near 54.

Greybull:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 92 and partly cloudy overnight with areas of smoke before midnight and a low near 66.  

North Central:  

Buffalo:  Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 89 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 64 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.  

Sheridan:  Widespread haze, areas of smoke, otherwise sunny and hot today with a high near 97 and partly cloudy overnight with widespread haze and a low near 60.

Big Horn:  Areas of smoke before 9 a.m., widespread haze, otherwise mostly sunny and hot today with a high near 95 and partly cloudy overnight with widespread haze before 9 p.m. and a low near 60.

Northeast:  

Gillette:  Areas of smoke, otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 90 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 65 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph.  

Newcastle:  Areas of smoke, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 87 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight, a low near 64 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.  

Hulett:  Sunny today with a high near 91 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 65 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph.  

Eastern Plains:  

Torrington:  Chance of rain after noon, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 89 and partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight and a low near 59. 

Lusk:  Chance of rain after noon, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 86 and partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight and a low near 61.

Kaycee:  Slight chance of rain, otherwise mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 89 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 62 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

Southeast:  

Cheyenne:  Chance of afternoon rain, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 82 and partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight and a low near 58. 

Laramie:  Chance of afternoon rain, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 77 and partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight and a low near 54.

Pine Bluffs:  Chance of afternoon rain, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 86 and partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight and a low near 57.

South Central:  

Rawlins:  Chance of rain, otherwise mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 77 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight, a low near 57 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

Encampment:  Chance of rain, otherwise partly sunny today with a high near 74 and mostly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight and a low near 54.

Wamsutter:  Chance of rain with some severe storms possible. Otherwise, partly sunny and breezy today with a high near 76 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight, a slight chance of rain before midnight with severe storms possible, a low near 52 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

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