GILLETTE, Wyo. — As the week goes on, daily temps in the Gillette area are rising in concert with wind speeds. Those higher temps and fast winds prompted the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota, to issue a warning for northeast Wyoming regarding an increase in the chance of grass fires igniting and spreading.
That warning will be in effect through Thursday, when another system will bring fresh precipitation to batter the area with. That will bleed into Friday as well.
Until then, today will see a high of 63 degrees with 8–13 mph winds and gusts as high as 22 mph. Tonight’s low will fall only to an estimated 39 degrees. The wind will not be going anywhere, though.
Tomorrow is likely the day this week that presents the largest risk of spreading fires, as winds are going to pick up to 22–26 mph all day. The occasional gust could reach as high as 40 mph. Tomorrow’s high will be 63 degrees.
And then there comes snow. Winds will still blow similarly hard on Friday, but added precipitation will make the hazardous weather outlook no longer necessary.
Detailed Forecast
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind at 8–13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a southwest wind at 14–22 mph and gusts as high as 33 mph.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a southwest wind at 22–26 mph and gusts as high as 40 mph.
- Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain after midnight, mixing with snow after 5 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind at 14–21 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: A chance of rain and snow before 7 a.m., then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind at 22–26 mph and gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind at 15–20 mph decreasing to 8–13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind at 8–13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind at 5–11 mph shifting to the southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.
- Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
- Tuesday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.
More on the weather is available from the NWS in Rapid City.
NOTE: AI tools assisted in the publication of this report.
