Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, October 9, 2026

Sunny in Wyoming on Friday. Breezy, fire danger in some areas. Partly cloudy to mostly clear, breezy overnight. Highs from near 70 to near 90. Lows in the 40s and 50s.

CK
Coy Knobel

October 09, 20266 min read

Park County
"It was a beautiful morning up South Fork."
"It was a beautiful morning up South Fork." (Reader photo: Molly Knudson)

Sunny in Wyoming on Friday. Breezy, fire danger in some areas. Partly cloudy to mostly clear, breezy overnight. Highs from near 70 to near 90. Lows in the 40s and 50s.

 

Central:  

Casper:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 82 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 57 and wind gusts as high as 34 mph.

 

Lander:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 80 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 53 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.

 

Glenrock:   Red flag fire warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 82 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 56 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Southwest:  

Evanston:   Sunny today with a high near 72 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph.

 

Rock Springs:   Red flag fire warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 76 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 49 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.

 

Lyman:   Sunny today with a high near 76 and afternoon wind from 13-18 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Western Wyoming:  

Pinedale:   Increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 72 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a slight chance of rain after 5 a.m., a low near 40 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph.

 

Afton:  Sunny and breezy today with a high near 73 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Increasing clouds and breezy overnight with a slight chance of rain after 5 a.m., a low near 45 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph.

 

La Barge:   Sunny and breezy today with a high near 73 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Increasing clouds and breezy overnight with a low near 42 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

 

Northwest: 

Dubois:   Sunny and breezy today with a high near 70 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a slight chance of rain after 5 a.m., a low near 43 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph.

 

Jackson:   Sunny and breezy today with a high near 75 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of rain after 5 a.m., a low near 41 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

 

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park:   Sunny today with a high near 67 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Increasing clouds overnight with a chance of rain after 5 a.m., a low near 38 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Bighorn Basin:  

Thermopolis:   Sunny and breezy today with a high near 84 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 53 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

 

Cody:   Sunny and breezy today with a high near 82 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Increasing clouds overnight with a low near 52 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.

 

Powell:  Sunny today with a high near 84 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Increasing clouds overnight with a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.

 

North Central:  

Buffalo:   Red flag fire warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 83 and mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 57 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph.

 

Sheridan:   Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 89 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 50.

 

Ranchester:   Red flag fire warning from noon today until 9 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 88 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 50.

 

Northeast:  

Gillette:  Red flag fire warning from 11 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 85 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 59 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph.

 

Newcastle:   Red flag fire warning from 11 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 83 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 56.

 

Sundance:  Red flag fire warning from 11 a.m. today until 8 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 81 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 56 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph.

 

Eastern Plains:  

Torrington:  Sunny and hot today with a high near 90 and mostly cloudy, gradually becoming clear overnight with a slight chance of rain before 9 p.m. and a low near 53.

 

Douglas:   Red flag fire warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 84 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 57 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Guernsey:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 88 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before 9 p.m. and a low near 57.

 

Southeast:  

Cheyenne:   Sunny today with a high near 81 and mostly cloudy, gradually becoming clear overnight with a slight chance of rain before 9 p.m. and a low near 53.

 

Laramie:  Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 75 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a slight chance of rain before 9 p.m., a low near 47 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

 

Chugwater:  Red flag fire warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Sunny today with a high near 84 and partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before 9 p.m. and a low near 57.

 

South Central:  

Rawlins:   Red flag fire warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Sunny and breezy today with a high near 74 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

 

Encampment:   Red flag fire warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 72 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a slight chance of rain before 9 p.m., a low near 46 and wind from 10-20 mph.

 

Wamsutter:   Red flag fire warning from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 74 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 47 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph.

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