⚠️ 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; North Laramie Range and Adjacent High Plains; Laramie Foothills and High Plains; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin – Sunday, June 28, 2026

Fire Weather Watch issued June 28 at 12:43PM MDT until June 29 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Monday morning through
Monday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zones 417, 418, 419, 430, 431, 432,
433, 434, 435, 436, and 437.

* WIND…Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Localized gusts up to 60 mph are possible. Winds will become
more westerly in the late afternoon and evening hours as they
gradually weaken.

* HUMIDITY…Between 10 and 20 percent. The lowest RH is expected
south of the North Platte River.

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

Instructions

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.