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

46°F

8°C

Humidity 22%
Wind Speed WNW 31 MPH
Barometer 30.0 in (1015.92 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 06:20 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NE Riverton WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 7 mph.

    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

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 7 mph.
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 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NE Riverton WY
 43.09°N 108.27°W (Elev. 4833 ft)
5:32 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
6pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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