Heat Wave Continues in the West; Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the High Plains

An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Critical fire weather conditions will continue over the next couple of days across portions of the High Plains as gusty winds and dry conditions persist. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Riverton Regional Airport (KRIW)

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

Clear

55°F

13°C

Humidity	23%
Wind Speed	WSW 17 MPH
Barometer	30.04 in (1017.27 mb)
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Mar 02:53 AM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Shoshoni WY

Red Flag Warning March 18, 12:00pm until March 21, 09:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Sunny
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Thursday
High: 78 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 42 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Friday
High: 79 °F
Partly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Partly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 51. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.