Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Riverton Regional Airport (KRIW)

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

Clear

84°F

29°C

Humidity 11%
Wind Speed NNW 14 MPH
Barometer 30.14 in (1020.66 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 02 Aug 03:05 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Arapahoe WY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 83. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 22 mph becoming northeast. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 83 °F

    Scattered
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 52 °F

    Scattered
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 83. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 22 mph becoming northeast. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NE Arapahoe WY
 42.99°N 108.44°W (Elev. 4987 ft)
2:44 pm MDT Aug 2, 2025
3pm MDT Aug 2, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 8, 2025
 
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