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)

706
WWUS75 KCYS 121434
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
834 AM MDT Sat Jul 12 2025

WYZ116-117-121545-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FG.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-250712T1500Z/
South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Including the cities of Vedauwoo, Whitaker, Federal, Horse Creek,
Buford, and Pumpkin Vine
834 AM MDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

Improvements to visibility have been observed and are expected to
continue to improve over the next few hours.

$$

CG