⚠️ Fire Weather Watch – Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin – Sunday, June 14, 2026

Fire Weather Watch issued June 14 at 10:15PM MDT until June 17 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR AREAS
EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR.

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through
Wednesday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zones 417, 418, 432, 433, 434,
435, 436, and 437.

* WIND…On Monday, north-northwest winds gusting 25 to 40 mph. On
Tuesday, west-northwest winds gusting 25 to 35 mph. On
Wednesday, northwest winds gusting 35 to 55 mph.

* HUMIDITY…10 to 15 percent each afternoon Monday through
Wednesday. Poor recoveries expected Tuesday night.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Instructions

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.