920
FNUS75 KCYS 022347
FWSCYS
SPOT FORECAST FOR PUBLIC FIREWORK SHOW...GERING FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
547 PM MDT THU JUL 2 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227
DISCUSSION
THE WEAK SHORTWAVE IS PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA BUT DUE TO THE PRETTY
STOUT DRY LAYER NEAR THE SURFACE MOST OF THESE SHOWERS CAN SUSTAIN
THEMSELVES FOR VERY LONG AND END UP COLLAPSING. DESPITE THESE DYING
STORMS, GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED NEAR AND UNDERNEATH
THESE COLLAPSING SHOWERS. ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL PUSH
THROUGH SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY THE
BEST TIMING FOR THESE SHOWERS LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN 3-6PM. RH RECOVERIES
LOOK TO BE AROUND 80 TO 90 PERCENT TONIGHT FOR SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY.
MINIMUM RH LOOKS TO BE AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH
WINDS COMING FROM THE NORTH AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. FOR THE 4TH OF JULY
MODELS SHOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OFF A WEAK FRONT ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MODELS SHOW THE SHOWERS MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL
PANHANDLE AREA BY 7PM JUST IN TIME FOR FIRE WORKS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO STAY RATHER LIGHT SO SMOKE DISPERSAL MAY BE AN ISSUED DURING THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT BECOMING
LIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........65 35 39 22 12 14 22 32 38 25 29
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
TEMP............85 79 73 71 70 67 65 64 61 61 60
RH..............27 35 44 49 51 59 63 67 75 78 81
SURFACE WND DIR.N NE E E S S W NW N N NW
SURFACE WND SPD.12 9 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3
SURFACE WND GST.16 14 12 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE EAST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 25 18 11 11 11 11 16 22 27 29 32
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............59 62 66 71 75 79 83 86 87 88 88 87
RH..............83 78 70 59 50 42 36 31 28 26 25 26
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW N N N NE NE E E E SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.3 3 3 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9
SURFACE WND GST.5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 13 14
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........34 34 35 35 28 22 15 14 13 12 14 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............85 82 78 74 72 70 68 66 64 63 61 59
RH..............28 31 36 43 48 51 57 63 67 72 78 83
SURFACE WND DIR.S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
SURFACE WND SPD.10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 3 3 2
SURFACE WND GST.15 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 3
FORECASTER...MCLAUGHLIN
REQUESTED BY...KELSEY BRADY
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2616640.0/CYS
.DELDT 07/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KELSEYBRADY721@GMAIL.COM
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