Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Sunny and breezy in much Wyoming on Wednesday with conditions ideal for fire danger in many areas.  Highs from the mid 60s to the mid 90s and lows from below freezing to the low 50s. 

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Coy Knobel

August 28, 20247 min read

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Sunny and breezy in much Wyoming on Wednesday with conditions ideal for fire danger in many areas.  Highs from the mid 60s to the mid 90s and lows from below freezing to the low 50s. 

Central:  

Casper:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and windy today with a high near 87 and wind gusts as high as 47 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 45 and wind gusts as high as 39 mph.

Lander:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 82 and wind gusts as high as 38 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 43 and wind gusts as high as 36 mph.

Glenrock:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny, hot and windy today with a high near 91 and wind gusts as high as 45 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 44 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph.

Southwest:  

Evanston Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 76 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Clear overnight with a low near 39 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

Rock Springs:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 80 and wind gusts as high as 39 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 41 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph.

Cokeville:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 72 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph. Mostly clear and blustery overnight with widespread frost after 4 a.m., a low near 30 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

Western Wyoming:  

Pinedale:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 69 and wind gusts as high as 38 mph. Clear and breezy overnight with a low near 30 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph.

Afton:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 68 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph. Mostly clear overnight with widespread frost after 5 a.m., a low near 33 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph.

La Barge:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Areas of frost before 8 a.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 73 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Clear and breezy overnight with a low near 29 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph.

Northwest:  

Dubois:  Sunny and windy today with a high near 66 and wind gusts as high as 47 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 35 and wind gusts as high as 41 mph.

Jackson:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 66 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Clear overnight with widespread frost after 4 a.m., a low near 31 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 58 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Mostly clear overnight with widespread frost after 1 a.m., a low near 26 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

Bighorn Basin:  

Thermopolis Sunny and breezy today with a high near 81 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 45 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

Cody:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 72 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 43 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

Greybull:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 77 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 42 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

North Central:  

Buffalo:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 72 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 46 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sheridan:  Sunny today with a high near 75 and wind from 13-22 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 42.

Big Horn:  Sunny today with a high near 75 and wind from 16-22 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 43.

Northeast:  

Gillette:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 78 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 44 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph.

Sundance:  Sunny today with a high near 79 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 46 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.

Upton:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 85 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 45 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph.

Eastern Plains:  

Torrington:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and hot today with a high near 97 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 52.

Douglas:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny, hot and breezy today with a high near 93 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 47 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

Guernsey:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and hot today with a high near 96 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 54 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

Southeast:  

Cheyenne:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 88 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 53.

Laramie:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 83 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 48 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

Medicine Bow:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 84 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 43 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

South Central:  

Rawlins:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 84 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 47 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saratoga:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 83 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 44 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

Baggs:  Red flag fire warning from 10 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 85 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 44 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

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