GILLETTE, Wyo. — Critical fire weather conditions are expected across Campbell County today, with the southern portion of the county also falling inside a red flag warning.
Hot, dry and breezy conditions will combine to create the hazard today, according to the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota. A strong cold front is expected to cross northeast Wyoming tonight and Thursday.
Today, the NWS in Rapid City is calling for a high of 77 degrees under sunny skies. Winds will come from the southwest at 14–20 mph with gusts reaching 32 mph. Tonight will remain mostly clear as the low falls to around 45. Winds will come from the north at 13–18 mph. Gusts of up to 31 mph are expected.
Sunny skies are forecast for the rest of the week and into the weekend. Temperatures will remain lower Thursday thanks to the cold front, but temperatures will return to the mid- and low 80s after it quickly passes through the area. Clear skies overnight are also forecast.
Detailed forecast
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind at 7–15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind at 5–14 mph shifting to the south in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. South wind at 6–10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 7 mph shifting to the southeast in the evening.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind at 6–16 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind at 7–16 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Breezy.
- Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 90.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
