Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Riverton Regional Airport (KRIW)

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

Clear

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	38%
Wind Speed	E 4 MPH
Barometer	29.55 in (1000.68 mb)
Dewpoint	1°F (-17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	18°F (-8°C)
Last update	18 Feb 01:20 AM MST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NE Riverton WY

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 05:00pm until February 19, 11:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 21 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 10 °F
Snow and
Blustery
Thursday
High: 24 °F
Chance Snow
then Mostly
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: -1 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 28 °F
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: -1 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 32 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind around 10 mph.

Wednesday

Snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow. Low around 10. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 24. North wind 3 to 5 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 32.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 3.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.