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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Riverton Regional Airport (KRIW)

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

Clear

41°F

5°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed NW 18 MPH
Barometer 29.8 in (1009.14 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 25 Feb 08:05 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Riverton Regional Airport WY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Riverton Regional Airport WY
 43.06°N 108.48°W (Elev. 5407 ft)
6:47 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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