Areas of Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Potential

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the central U.S. this week, persisting across the mid to lower Mississippi Valley, Gulf Coast, southern Plains and portions of Texas. A heat wave over the Southwest U.S. will peak this weekend. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flash flooding from the Delmarva Peninsula north into the Hudson Valley today and tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Casper, Natrona County International Airport (KCPR)

Lat: 42.8975°NLon: 106.47306°WElev: 5348.0ft.

Clear

95°F

35°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed NW 10 MPH
Barometer 30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 28 Jul 06:20 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Powder River WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Patchy smoke before 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Light southwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

    High: 92 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 10pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north northeast 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a northeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Light southwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 10pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 91. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north northeast 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a northeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 64.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Breezy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Windy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
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Point Forecast:
Powder River WY
 43.03°N 106.98°W (Elev. 5778 ft)
6:02 pm MDT Jul 28, 2026
6pm MDT Jul 28, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 4, 2026
 
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