Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Sunny, windy, fire danger in much of Wyoming on Saturday. Rain possible in several areas, especially east of the continental divide. Highs from the low 70s to the mid 90s and lows from the mid 30s to the low 60s. 

CK
Coy Knobel

August 24, 20247 min read

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Sunny, windy, fire danger in much of Wyoming on Saturday. Rain possible in several areas, especially east of the continental divide. Highs from the low 70s to the mid 90s and lows from the mid 30s to the low 60s. 

 

Central:  

Casper:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and windy today with a high near 89 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 62 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Lander:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 84 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of rain before 7 p.m., areas of smoke after 3 a.m., a low near 53 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

 

Jeffrey City:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and windy today with a high near 83 and wind gusts as high as 41 mph. Mostly clear and windy overnight with a chance of rain before midnight, a low near 53 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph.

  

Southwest:  

Evanston Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 75 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 41 and wind gusts as high as 34 mph.

  

Rock Springs:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Chance of rain mainly after 4 p.m., otherwise sunny and windy today with a high near 79 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of rain before 10 p.m., a low near 49 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph.

 

Cokeville:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and windy today with a high near 76 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 36 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.

 

Western Wyoming:  

Pinedale:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Mostly sunny and windy today with a high near 74 and wind gusts as high as 41 mph. Mostly cloudy and windy overnight with a slight chance of rain after 3 a.m., a low near 38 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph.

 

Afton:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and windy today with a high near 76 and wind gusts as high as 39 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 38 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

 

La Barge:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and windy today with a high near 76 and wind gusts as high as 47 mph. Partly cloudy and windy overnight with a slight chance of rain after 3 a.m., a low near 40 and wind gusts as high as 39 mph.

 

Northwest:  

Dubois:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 75 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with areas of smoke after 9 p.m., a low near 42 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

 

Jackson:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Mostly sunny and windy today with a high near 78 and wind gusts as high as 36 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 38 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

 

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park:  Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 69 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of rain after 5 a.m., a low near 33 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

 

Bighorn Basin:  

Thermopolis Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and windy today with a high near 90 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph. Partly cloudy and windy overnight with a low near 56 and wind gusts as high as 36 mph.

  

Cody:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 86 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with areas of smoke before 8 p.m., a low near 54 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph.

 

Ten Sleep:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 90 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before 10 p.m., a low near 61 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph.

 

North Central:  

Buffalo:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 89 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 59 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph.

  

Sheridan:  Red flag fire warning in effect from 10 a.m. today until midnight tonight. Sunny and hot today with a high near 96 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 56.

 

Ranchester:  Red flag fire warning in effect from 10 a.m. today until midnight tonight. Sunny and hot today with a high near 93 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 56.

 

Northeast:  

Gillette:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Areas of smoke, otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 91 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 61 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.  

 

Sundance:  Sunny today with a high near 88 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 63 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.  

 

Moorcroft:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 93 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 61 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.  

 

Eastern Plains:  

Torrington:  Chance of rain after noon, otherwise mostly sunny and hot today with a high near 94 and partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight and a low near 59. 

 

Wheatland:  Slight chance of rain after noon, otherwise mostly sunny and hot today with a high near 92 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 63.

 

Guernsey:  Fire weather watch from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Slight chance of rain after noon, otherwise sunny and hot today with a high near 94 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 62.

 

Southeast:  

Cheyenne:  Chance of rain mainly after 3 p.m., 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.

 

Laramie:  Chance of rain mainly after 3 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 80 and wind from 10-20 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 54.

Chugwater:  Chance of rain mainly after 3 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 88 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 61.

 

South Central:  

Rawlins:  Sunny and windy today with a high near 80 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Partly cloudy and windy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight, a low near 54 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph.

 

Saratoga:  Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 79 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Hanna:  Sunny and windy today with a high near 78 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 54 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

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Coy Knobel

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