Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Riverton Regional Airport (KRIW)

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

Clear

55°F

13°C

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed W 33 MPH
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 02:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

Riverton WY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
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Point Forecast:
Riverton WY
 43.02°N 108.38°W (Elev. 4931 ft)
2:02 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
2pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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