005  
FNUS75 KCYS 270826  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSETOOTH...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
226 AM MDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION
 
PLUME OF MONSOON MOISTURE WILL ENTER THE AREA TODAY  
AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS EACH DAY, MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THE LATE EVENING HOURS, BUT MAY LINGER THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT  
AFTER TUESDAY. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 25  
PERCENT WITH VERY GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORM  
ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS EACH DAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 96 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (82000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........65 65 65 68 68 68 61 61 61 71 71 71  
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............72 75 78 80 84 87 89 89 91 89 89 89  
RH..............51 46 42 38 33 29 26 26 24 25 25 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 15 15  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 12 12 13 12 13 15 13 10  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 6 17 27 44 78 75 82 62 46 43  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 67 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........48 48 48 48 48 48 40 40 40 40 40 40  
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............86 83 81 77 75 73 72 70 71 69 67 67  
RH..............30 36 39 47 52 59 61 68 66 68 73 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 10 8 7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE S SE E S SE E E E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 12 12 10 6 10 12 9 7 7  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
SDSPL KT-FT/100036 24 9 5 5 5 3 7 8 4 3 3  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................20 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89 TO 93 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH, THEN SHIFTING INTO THE  
EAST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (52200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........43 43 43 18 18 18 23 23 23 48 48 48  
WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............66 69 72 75 80 84 87 89 90 90 88 88  
RH..............73 66 59 54 45 40 36 33 31 30 30 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 5 7 8 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 5 6 8 12 16 18 20 20  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SW SW N N NW W W S E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 5 8 14 12  
HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M M M M M M M  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 3 5 7 18 26 36 52 42 42 41 29  
 

 
 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 07/27/26  
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