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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 021756
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1156 AM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

NEZ002-003-019>021-095-096-WYZ101-102-107-108-030300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260803T0300Z/
Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-East Platte
County-Goshen County-
Including the cities of Scottsbluff, Alliance, Angora, Lusk,
Chadron St Park, Agate, Glenrock, Torrington, Wheatland, Gering,
Deer Creek, Harrisburg, Redbird, Guernsey, Bridgeport, Douglas,
Redington, Hemingford, Chadron, Bayard, Harrison, and Bill
1156 AM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...High temperatures between 103 to 108 degrees.

* WHERE...Portions of panhandle Nebraska and east central and
southeast Wyoming.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

&&

$$

NEZ054-055-WYZ118-119-030300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260803T0300Z/
Kimball County-Cheyenne County-Central Laramie County-East
Laramie County-
Including the cities of Sidney, Cheyenne, Brownson, Kimball, and
Pine Bluffs
1156 AM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...High temperatures between 97 and 103 degrees.

* WHERE...In Nebraska, Cheyenne County and Kimball County. In
Wyoming, Central Laramie County and East Laramie County.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

&&

$$

WYZ104-109-111-030300-
/O.CON.KCYS.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260803T0300Z/
Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-Central Carbon County-Southwest
Carbon County-
Including the cities of Baggs, Rawlins, and Seminoe Dam
1156 AM MDT Sun Aug 2 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...High temperatures between 95 and 100 degrees.

* WHERE...Central Carbon County, Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains,
and Southwest Carbon County.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

&&

$$

CG