Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, May 8, 2026

A few cloudy areas, but mostly sunny in much of Wyoming on Friday. Partly cloudy overnight with clouds and/or a chance of rain in a few locations. Highs in the 60s and low 70s. Lows mainly in the 30s and 40s.

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Coy Knobel

May 08, 20265 min read

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A few cloudy areas, but mostly sunny in much of Wyoming on Friday. Partly cloudy overnight with clouds and/or a chance of rain in a few locations. Highs in the 60s and low 70s. Lows mainly in the 30s and 40s.

 

Central:  

Casper:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 71 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a chance of rain after 5 a.m. and a low near 46.

 

Lander:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 73 and gradually becoming partly cloudy overnight with a low near 44.

 

Shoshoni:  Patchy fog before 7 a.m., mostly sunny today with a high near 73 and mostly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain after 5 a.m. and a low near 45.

 

Southwest:  

Evanston Sunny today with a high near 67 and wind from 6-16 mph. Mostly clear overnight with low near 37.

 

Rock Springs:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 71 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with low near 40 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph.

 

South Pass:  Patchy fog before 7 a.m., breezy, gradually becoming sunny today with a high near 66 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with low near 38 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph.

 

Western Wyoming:  

Pinedale:  Increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 68 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Breezy, gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a low near 34 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph.

 

Afton Sunny today with a high near 71 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 37 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph.

 

La Barge:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 70 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Breezy, gradually clearing overnight with a low near 36 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph.

 

Northwest: 

Dubois Sunny and breezy today with a high near 65 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Breezy, gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a low near 40 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph.

 

Jackson:  Sunny today with a high near 72 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph. Gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a low near 41 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph.

 

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park:  Patchy fog before 8 a.m., increasing clouds today with a high near 62 and gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a low near 34.

 

Bighorn Basin:  

Thermopolis:  Increasing clouds today with a high near 73 and mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of rain mainly after 5 a.m. and a low near 47.

 

Cody:  Increasing clouds today with a high near 72 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Cloudy overnight with a chance of rain, a low near 52 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph.

 

Lovell:  Patchy fog before 8 a.m., mostly sunny today with a high near 74 and increasing clouds overnight with a slight chance of rain after 4 a.m. and a low near 46.

 

North Central:  

Buffalo:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 66 and mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of rain after 4 a.m. and a low near 48.

 

Sheridan:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 70 and cloudy overnight with a chance of rain mainly after 5 a.m. and a low near 42.

 

Dayton:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 70 and cloudy overnight with a chance of rain mainly after 4 a.m. and a low near 45.

 

Northeast:  

Gillette:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 67 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph. Increasing clouds overnight with a chance of rain after midnight, a low near 45 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.

 

Newcastle:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 68 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph. Increasing clouds overnight with a slight chance of rain after midnight, a low near 45 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph.

 

Sundance:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 63 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Increasing clouds overnight with a chance of rain after midnight, a low near 44 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.

 

Eastern Plains:  

Torrington:  Sunny today with a high near 73 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 44.

 

Wheatland:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 68 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 45.

 

Wright:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 66 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Increasing clouds overnight with a chance of rain after midnight, a low near 44 and wind gusts as high as 18 mph.

 

Southeast:  

Cheyenne:  Patchy frost before 9 a.m., mostly sunny today with a high near 65 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 41.

 

Laramie:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 60 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 38.

 

Pine Bluffs:  Sunny today with a high near 69 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 41.

 

South Central:  

Rawlins:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 67 and partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 42 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Encampment:  Widespread frost before 9 a.m., mostly sunny today with a high near 65 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 38.

 

Baggs:  Widespread frost before 9 a.m., sunny today with a high near 71 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 38.

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