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)

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WWUS75 KCYS 012339
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
539 PM MDT Tue Jul 1 2025

WYZ109-110-020045-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.A.0031.000000T0000Z-250702T0000Z/
Central Carbon County-North Snowy Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Elk Mountain, Arlington, and Rawlins
539 PM MDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...HIGH WIND WATCH WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

High winds are no longer expected and gusty showers have moved out
of the area. Therefore, the High Wind Watch has been cancelled.

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