Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Riverton Regional Airport (KRIW)

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

Clear

79°F

26°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed NNE 8 MPH
Barometer 30.27 in (1025.06 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 30 Jul 02:35 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Riverton WY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall.  Areas of smoke before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.  New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 54 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm.  Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Areas of smoke before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Riverton WY
 43.02°N 108.38°W (Elev. 4931 ft)
1:14 pm MDT Jul 30, 2025
2pm MDT Jul 30, 2025-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2025
 
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