Cheyenne, WY

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2-Day Hourly Forecast for Wind-Prone Locations
Interstate 80 at Arlington	Interstate 80 at Buford


Interstate 25 at Bordeaux	Interstate 25 at Wyo Hill

Map of Wind-Prone Locations across Southeast Wyoming

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Southeast Wyoming Wind Prone Locations Map

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This guidance is based on local wind research conducted at NWS Cheyenne. See this research article in the American Meteorological Society Journal of Weather and Forecasting for more details:

Brothers, M. D., and C. Hammer, 2021: Random forest approach for improving non-convective high wind forecasting across southeast Wyoming. Wea. Forecasting, 38, 47-67, https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-21-0215.1

Latest High Wind Warnings

(Non-Precipitation Weather Product)

947
WWUS75 KCYS 230720
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
120 AM MDT Fri Oct 23 2026

WYZ104-105-109>111-232100-
/O.NEW.KCYS.HW.W.0041.261023T1100Z-261023T2100Z/
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Shirley Basin-Central Carbon
County-North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County-
Including the cities of Shirley Basin, Elk Mountain, Baggs, Seminoe
Dam, Medicine Bow, Arlington, and Rawlins
120 AM MDT Fri Oct 23 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph
expected.

* WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk
Mountain along Interstate 80, Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains,
Shirley Basin, Central Carbon County, and Southwest Carbon County.

* WHEN...From 5 AM early this morning to 3 PM MDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be
hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including
campers and tractor trailers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or
occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 MPH or gusts of 58
MPH or stronger can lead to property damage.

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