GILLETTE, Wyo. — Summertime temperatures will take a break today, courtesy of a strong cool front pushing through Wyoming.
The National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota, has forecast a high today of 73 degrees under sunny skies. It won’t be near as windy as Wednesday either, with a northwest breeze at 8–17 mph. Gusts could reach 23 mph. Tonight will be mostly clear as the low falls to around 47. Winds will die further to 5–14 mph.
Mother Nature has set up a sunny weekend with summertime warmth, ending with a breezy Sunday ahead of the Labor Day holiday, when temps are expected to return to the 90s. That will be thanks to a high-pressure system that will lock out moisture, keeping things hot and dry. It’s also likely to create some critical fire weather concerns as wildfires continue to burn in the area.
Gillette’s Detailed Forecast
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind at 5–10 mph.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 6 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind at 6–13 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northeast wind at 7–13 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a southeast wind at 10–15 mph increasing to 16–21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a south wind at 16–22 mph and gusts as high as 38 mph.
- Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
