Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Mix of sun and clouds in Wyoming on Wednesday with some chances for rain mainly in the western parts of the state. Smoky, hazy, breezy in some areas. Highs from the mid 60s to the mid 80s and lows from the low 30s to the mid 50s. 

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Coy Knobel

October 16, 20247 min read

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Mix of sun and clouds in Wyoming on Wednesday with some chances for rain mainly in the western parts of the state. Smoky, hazy, breezy in some areas. Highs from the mid 60s to the mid 80s and lows from the low 30s to the mid 50s. 

 

Central:  

Casper:  Sunny and windy today with a high near 76 and wind gusts as high as 38 mph. Partly cloudy and windy overnight with a low near 56 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph.

 

Riverton:  Areas of smoke before 2 p.m. hazy before 3 p.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 77 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of rain mainly after 5 a.m., a low near 53 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.

 

Shoshoni:  Hazy before 3 p.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 77 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Increasing clouds and breezy overnight with a chance of rain after 5 a.m., a low near 52 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph.

 

Southwest:  

Evanston Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m. Patchy smoke, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 68 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with rain likely, a low near 39 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph.

  

Green River:  Chance of rain mainly after 4 p.m., increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 71 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of rain after 4 a.m., a low near 47 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.

 

Lyman:  Chance of rain after 3 p.m. Patchy smoke after noon, increasing clouds today with a high near 71. Mostly cloudy overnight with rain likely mainly after midnight and a low near 40.

 

Western Wyoming:  

Pinedale:  Chance of rain mainly after 4 p.m., increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 67 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with rain likely mainly after midnight, a low near 37 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.

 

Alpine:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 72 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Rain, mainly after midnight, near certain overnight with a low near 36.

 

Big Piney:  Chance of rain mainly after 5 p.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 69 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of rain mainly after 4 a.m., a low near 38 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

 

Northwest:  

Dubois:  Smoky before 7 a.m., hazy before 9 a.m., chance of rain mainly after 5 p.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 66 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with rain likely mainly after 5 a.m., smoky before 1 a.m., hazy after 4 a.m., a low near 39 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.

 

Jackson:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 70 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Rain, mainly after midnight, near certain overnight, breezy with a low near 34 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

 

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park:  Slight chance of rain and high elevation snow mainly after 5 p.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 63 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Rain then rain and snow near certain overnight with a low near 32.

 

Bighorn Basin:  

Thermopolis Haze before 7 a.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 80 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Increasing clouds and breezy overnight with a chance of rain mainly after 5 a.m., smoky before 1 a.m., hazy before 11 p.m., a low near 53 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

  

Cody:  Haze before noon, otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 78 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Increasing clouds overnight with a chance of rain mainly after 5 a.m., hazy and a low near 46.

 

Worland:  Haze before 11 a.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 81 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Increasing clouds overnight with a chance of rain mainly after 5 a.m., smoky before 3 a.m., hazy, a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.

 

North Central:  

Buffalo:  Areas of smoke before 9 a.m., hazy before 1 p.m., otherwise sunny today with a high near 80 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Increasing clouds and windy overnight with a chance of rain mainly after 5 a.m., hazy, a low near 49 and wind gusts as high as 38 mph.

 

Sheridan:  Areas of smoke, otherwise sunny today with a high near 87 and increasing clouds overnight with a chance of rain after midnight, smoky before 9 p.m. and a low near 41.

 

Story:  Areas of smoke, otherwise sunny today with a high near 82 and increasing clouds overnight with a slight chance of rain after midnight and a low near 39.

 

Northeast:  

Gillette:  Red flag fire danger warning from noon today until 6 p.m. tonight. Areas of smoke after noon, otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 82 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 48 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph.

Newcastle:  Red flag fire danger warning from noon today until 6 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 79 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 52 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph.

 

Hulett:  Red flag fire danger warning from noon today until 6 p.m. tonight. Areas of smoke after 2 p.m., otherwise sunny today with a high near 84 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 49 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

 

Eastern Plains:  

Torrington:  Red flag fire danger warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Frost before 9 a.m., otherwise sunny today with a high near 80 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 43.

Douglas:  Red flag fire danger warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Frost before 7 a.m., otherwise sunny and windy today with a high near 80 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

 

Midwest:  Sunny and windy today with a high near 80 and wind gusts as high as 38 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 52 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Southeast:  

Cheyenne:  Sunny today with a high near 75 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 44.

 

Laramie:  Slight chance of rain after noon, increasing clouds today with a high near 71 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 42 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

 

Pine Bluffs:  Sunny today with a high near 77 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 40.

 

South Central:  

Rawlins:  Sunny and windy today with a high near 70 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Partly cloudy and windy overnight with a low near 46 and wind gusts as high as 45 mph.

 

Encampment:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 68 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 42 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

 

Wamsutter:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 68 and wind gusts as high as 34 mph. Increasing clouds and breezy overnight with a chance of rain mainly after 5 a.m., a low near 44 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

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Coy Knobel

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