Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Riverton Regional Airport (KRIW)

Lat: 43.06219°NLon: 108.44701°WElev: 5443.0ft.

Clear

69°F

21°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed WNW 8 MPH
Barometer 30.16 in (1021.34 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 07:53 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSE Riverton WY

  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 104 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming north 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Breezy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles SSE Riverton WY
 42.94°N 108.34°W (Elev. 5322 ft)
7:32 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
8am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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