drought

The National Weather Service is giving all three Wyoming communities' precipitation totals so far this year an "F'' grade.

Wyoming has been in a drought since 1999, but according to new data, matters may only worsen in the future.

April 2022 was the driest April in Cheyenne since 1880, according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service.

Any precipitation will be welcome news following a historically dry April.

A Cheyenne-based meteorologist says that while Laramie County and Wyoming as a whole are currently facing drought conditions for this year, the next few months will really determine how that plays out. Don Day jr. is the founder and president of Dayweather Inc. in ...

Those hunting waterfowl should expect a challenge due to the lack of water at Table Mountian Habitat Management Area (WHMA), as there isn't any water available to fill the ponds, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department biologists. Table Mountain WHMA is 15 miles southeast of Torrington...

Even after a winter storm dropped over a foot of snow in parts of Wyoming, all of the state remains in a drought.

According to the weather service, ''the drought continues to worsen for southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle.''

Federal scientists are launching an effort to better understand the hydrology in the U.S. West.

Due to high air temperatures and drought conditions causing streams and rivers to flow with less water and at warmer water temperatures, anglers are asked to modify their fishing practices. Warmer water temperatures can affect fish survival, especially trout, who experience increased mortality at prolonged exposure to water temperatures greater than 75 degrees Fahrenheit; brief exposure to tempera