Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued August 1 at 1:36AM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 12:36am
Expires:
August 1, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and
Wind Shift with a Cold Front could cause erratic fire behavior.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In Central WY Fire Zones...283...285.
In North Central WY Fire Zones...275...276...282.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In North Central WY...Big
Horn...Hot Springs...Johnson...Park...Washakie.
* WIND: West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 5 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the upper 90s to low 100s.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red
Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
North Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM; Cody Foothills; South Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM; Upper Wind River Basin/Wind River Basin; South Bighorn Mountains
Forcast Office:
NWS Riverton WY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov