Hazardous Spring Weather Shifts to the Eastern and Northwest U.S. Wednesday

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are expected Wednesday from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley northeastward through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from east Texas into Upstate New York. A moderate atmospheric river will bring heavy snow and high winds to the Northwest U.S. Read More >

Current conditions at

Riverton Regional Airport (KRIW)

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

Partly Cloudy

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed NNE 18 MPH
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.56 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 10 Mar 08:20 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Riverton Regional Airport WY

High Wind Watch March 12, 09:00am until March 12, 09:00pm
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High Wind Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a west wind 17 to 27 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy, with a west wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Windy.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain and snow showers likely before midnight, then a chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Very windy, with a west wind 17 to 27 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy, with a west wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Windy.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow showers likely before midnight, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Riverton Regional Airport WY
 43.1°N 108.48°W (Elev. 5440 ft)
7:17 pm MDT Mar 10, 2026
8pm MDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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