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)

150
WWUS75 KCYS 172043
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
243 PM MDT Wed Jun 17 2026

WYZ116-117-172145-
/O.EXP.KCYS.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-260617T2100Z/
South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Vedauwoo, Buford, Federal, Whitaker,
Pumpkin Vine, and Horse Creek
243 PM MDT Wed Jun 17 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

While breezy conditions are ongoing across the area, overall winds
have fallen below High Wind criteria and will continue to lessen
into the evening. Therefore the High Wind Warning will be allowed to
expire.

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CG