⚠️ Fire Weather Watch – Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; 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; North Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin; Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Central and West Carbon; Upper North Platte River Basin; North Snowy Range Foothills; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland – Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Fire Weather Watch issued October 7 at 12:55PM MDT until October 9 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NE AND
WY…

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne WY has issued a Fire Weather
Watch.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 417 through 422, 425, 427, 432,
and 434.

* TIMING…From Friday afternoon through Friday evening.

* WINDS…Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Relative Humidity between 12 to 20 percent.

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

Instructions

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are
possible during the valid watch time. These conditions could promote
the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-threatening.

Follow all fire restrictions. Avoid activities that could cause
sparks.

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