Record To Near-Record Heat In Panhandle, SE Wyoming Monday

Record To Near-Record Heat In Panhandle, SE Wyoming Monday

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Several locations around southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle either set high-temperature records for the day or approached existing records.

That's according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service and Cheyenne-based meteorologist Don Day Jr.

The weather service posted the following on its website:

''It was a hot day across the area today! Several daily record highs were tied or broken. The hottest spots were Sidney and Alliance, which both reached 103F. Cheyenne and Chadron fell a few degrees short of record highs. The heat continues tomorrow, and some records may be challenged again.''


Cheyenne fell just short of tying a record, checking in with a high of 93 degrees. Don Day Jr. says that fell just short of the all-time record for the date of 95 degrees set in 1995.

It looks like the hot weather will continue for another day before slightly cooler weather and possible showers arrive on Wednesday.

Here is the outlook for the rest of this week:

Hot weather expected once again today across southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska with afternoon highs in the upper 90s to triple digits near Chadron, Scottsbluff, and Sidney. Afternoon showers with a few rumbles of thunder possible before storm chances increase Wednesday through the remainder of the week. There is the potential for widespread heavy rainfall Friday into Saturday over the area that will need to monitored over the next few days for possible flooding. Be sure to check weather.gov/cys for the latest forecast.

Here is the Cheyenne forecast:

Today
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 69. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 81.
Here is the Laramie forecast:
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 81. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 61. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 72.

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