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Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, July 12, 2024

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July 11, 2024

Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, July 12, 2024

Sunny and hot in much of Wyoming on Friday. Heat advisory in effect for several locations. Breezy in some areas and a slight chance for rain in a few places. Highs from the upper 80s to the low 100s. Lows generally in the 50s and the low 60s.

Central:

Casper: Heat advisory in effect through Sunday. Sunny today with a high near 98 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 60 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.

Riverton: Heat advisory in effect through Sunday. Sunny, hot and breezy today with a high near 99 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 60 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

Shoshoni: Heat advisory in effect through Sunday. Sunny and hot today with a high near 99 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 62.

Southwest:

Evanston: Sunny today with a high near 91 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 52.

Green River: Sunny and breezy today with a high near 96 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 60 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

Lyman: Sunny today with a high near 94 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 54.

Western Wyoming:

Pinedale: Sunny and breezy today with a high near 87 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 50 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

Alpine: Sunny and breezy today with a high near 94 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 55 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.

Big Piney: Sunny and breezy today with a high near 90 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 47 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph.

Northwest:

Dubois: Sunny and breezy today with a high near 87 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 55 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph.

Jackson: Sunny and breezy today with a high near 92 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 54.

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park: Sunny today with a high near 85 and mostly clear overnight with a slight chance of rain between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., a low near 47 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.

Bighorn Basin:

Thermopolis: Heat advisory in effect through Sunday. Sunny and hot today with a high near 97 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 62.

Cody: Sunny today with a high near 94 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 60 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

Lovell: Heat advisory in effect through Sunday. Sunny, breezy and hot today with a high near 99 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 62 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.

North Central:

Buffalo: Heat advisory in effect through Sunday. Mostly sunny today with a high near 92 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 64 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sheridan: Heat advisory in effect through Sunday. Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m. today and before midnight tonight. Otherwise, sunny and hot today with a high near 98 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 59.

Clearmont: Heat advisory in effect through Sunday. Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m. today and before midnight tonight. Otherwise, sunny and hot today with a high near 98 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 62.

Northeast:

Gillette: Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m. today and overnight. Otherwise, sunny today with a high near 97 and wind gusts as high as 16 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 60 and wind gusts as high as 16 mph.

Newcastle: Slight chance of rain after noon today and overnight. Otherwise, mostly sunny today with a high near 96 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 65.

Hulett: Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m. today and overnight. Otherwise, sunny today with a high near 99 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 61.

Eastern Plains:

Torrington: Heat advisory in effect from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Sunny and hot today with a high near 102 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 60.

Lusk: Slight chance of rain after 3 p.m. today and before midnight tonight. Otherwise, sunny and hot today with a high near 96 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 61.

Midwest: Heat advisory in effect through Sunday. Sunny today with a high near 96 and mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 60 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph.

Southeast:

Cheyenne: Heat advisory in effect from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Sunny and hot today with a high near 96 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 59.

Laramie: Sunny and hot today with a high near 90 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 55.

Pine Bluffs: Heat advisory in effect from noon today until 7 p.m. tonight. Sunny and hot today with a high near 98 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 57.

South Central:

Rawlins: Sunny and hot today with a high near 93 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 59.

Encampment: Sunny today with a high near 89 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 58.

Wamsutter: Sunny and breezy today with a high near 92 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a low near 55 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph.

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Coyote Flats Fire near containment as critical fire danger hits Black Hills, Wyoming counties

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March 26, 2026

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Coyote Flats Fire near containment as critical fire danger hits Black Hills, Wyoming counties

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The grass is starting to return in the Black Hills, but the damage left behind by last week’s wildfire is still visible beneath the surface. The Coyote Flats Fire is now almost completely contained, but fire officials say the work for crews who battled the flames is far from finished.

“It’s been a long week,” said Gail Schmidt, fire chief for the Rockerville Volunteer Fire Department. Schmidt said firefighters worked the Coyote Flats Fire for multiple days as the blaze forced hundreds of people to leave their homes.

Schmidt also warned the timing is concerning.

“It’s early,” she said. “It’s early — and that’s the more concerning part. We haven’t even hit summer yet.”

Some of the same crews, Schmidt said, have moved from the Black Hills to a second wildfire — the Qury (pronounced “Koo-RAY”) Fire. That fire has burned nearly 9,200 acres and was holding at 70% containment as of Monday.

Between multiple wildfires and routine emergency calls, Schmidt said the pace doesn’t slow down.

“The world does not stop just because there was a fire,” she said. “Life continues. We still have our day jobs that we need to go take care of.”

Another challenge arrives Wednesday, with critical fire danger forecast across the Black Hills and into parts of Wyoming, including Sheridan, Campbell, Crook and Weston counties. Forecast conditions include wind gusts up to 40 mph and humidity as low as 12%.

Schmidt said she believes fire lines are in good shape, but she’s watching the weather closely after recent high-wind events.

“Saturday night, 50 mile an hour winds — that was multiple days ago, and there’s been a lot of work done since,” she said. “I personally am pretty confident that we’re going to be able to hold this fire through today.”

While spring is typically the region’s wetter season — which can help reduce fire behavior — Schmidt urged residents not to become complacent as wildfire season ramps up.

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2026 Wyoming Boys High School Basketball State Champions & Runners-Up

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March 25, 2026

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2026 Wyoming Boys High School Basketball State Champions & Runners-Up

The 2026 Wyoming boys high school basketball season has come to an end, and the WHSAA state champions have been crowned across each classification.

After several months of intense competition, the teams listed below rose above the field to capture state titles in their respective classifications.

High School On SI has the completed WHSAA state title brackets along with the champions and runner-up for every classification.

Take a look below to see the teams that finished on top and the full path each squad took to reach the state finals.

Champion: Saratoga Panthers

Runner-Up: Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers

Saratoga’s Path to the Title

Saratoga won the 2026 Wyoming WHSAA 1A state championship with a 50-45 victory over Lingle-Fort Laramie. The Panthers advanced to the title game with a 40-29 win over Burlington in the semifinals. They opened their playoff run with a 51-35 victory over Upton.

Champion: Hot Springs County Bobcats

Runner-Up: Wyoming Indian

Hot Springs County’s Path to the Title

Hot Springs County won the 2026 Wyoming WHSAA 2A state championship with a 45-38 victory over Wyoming Indian. The Bobcats advanced to the title game with a 40-36 win over Big Horn in the semifinals. They opened their playoff run with a 65-29 victory over Sundance.

Champion: Lovell Bulldogs

Runner-Up: Douglas Bearcats

Lovell’s Path to the Title

Lovell won the 2026 Wyoming WHSAA 3A state championship with a 57-54 victory over Douglas. The Bulldogs advanced to the title game with a 79-33 win over Torrington in the semifinals. They opened their playoff run with an 80-57 victory over Buffalo.

Champion: Sheridan Broncos

Runner-Up: Natrona County Mustangs

Sheridan’s Path to the Title

Sheridan won the 2026 Wyoming WHSAA 4A state championship with a 52-47 victory over Natrona County. The Broncs advanced to the title game with a 71-45 win over Star Valley in the semifinals. They opened their playoff run with a 76-39 victory over Green River. For the Broncos, it was their third state title in school history and their first since 2003. They finished the season with a 24-1 record.

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Wyoming’s New Signal Caller Shows Off Wheels in First Spring Practice

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March 25, 2026

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Wyoming’s New Signal Caller Shows Off Wheels in First Spring Practice

LARAMIE — What time is it?

Jay Sawvel looked at his watch-less left wrist Tuesday evening before peering to his right at the wall inside Wyoming’s team meeting room. There, two digital clocks — with two different times — glared in red.

“We got two clocks in this building because one of them never keeps the time the right way,” the third-year head coach joked before getting back to his original point.

“By 6:30 or 6:45, he’s probably back upstairs watching everything from practice today,” Sawvel said at 5:48 … or 5:53, whichever clock you want to trust. “That’s first and foremost what you really like to see.”

He’s referring to quarterback Tyler Hughes, who just completed his first practice in a Cowboy uniform.

The graduate transfer from William and Mary was on target in the passing game the majority of the afternoon, sharing reps with Gillette’s Mason Drube. Where he really raised eyebrows, though, was on a broken play midway through the 20-period workout inside War Memorial Stadium.

The 6-foot, 210-pound Georgia native eluded the oncoming pass rush and stepped up in the pocket before tucking the ball under his right arm and bolting right down the middle of the field.

Sure, you aren’t supposed to tackle the signal caller in this scenario under any circumstances, but Sawvel still thought he had a chance to go the distance either way.

“I told (defensive coordinator) Aaron Bohl that on one of the plays today, we did lose contain, and the next thing you know, it would have been a 35-yard play because we were in man coverage. A bunch of guys had their backs turned,” he said with a smile and a slight head shake. “It’s going to be hard to play a lot of man against Tyler Hughes — and even Mason — but especially with Tyler.

“That guy can roll. If you lose a rush lane, you’re now at risk, because really, on any given play, he might be the fastest guy on the field.”

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Hughes was the first QB in William and Mary’s program history to throw for more than 2,300 yards and rush for an additional 650 in a single season. He also tossed 20 touchdowns and found the end zone 11 more times on the ground.

Wyoming’s starting quarterbacks in 2025 combined for 79 yards on 74 rushing attempts. Kaden Anderson, who started all 12 games, finished with minus-39 on the ground on 43 of those rushes. He was also sacked 14 times to the tune of 119 lost yards.

Anderson entered the transfer portal and is now at Tarleton State.

Hughes brings an entirely different element to this offense.

“That dude can move,” left tackle Rex Johnsen said Tuesday, adding that Hughes’ mobility could also lead to way less damage behind the line of scrimmage. “I’m excited to watch him take off down the sideline.”

Sawvel has said multiple times this offseason he can’t get Hughes to leave the building. Though he couldn’t watch himself — believe it or not, the NCAA still has a rule or two — the head man saw the lights on inside the stadium late one Friday night.

It was a handful of receivers, running routes for Hughes.

“He’s really professional,” wideout Eric Richardson said on Tuesday as he walked toward Jonah Field. “Before our walkthrough today, he was in the film room for an hour. Guy is dedicated.”

Sawvel said he liked the way the ball came out of Hughes’ hand in his first practice, which included some breezy conditions. He liked his movement in the pocket. Mainly, though, he praised his presence.

“I’m glad he’s here,” he said with a smile.

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University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players

The rules are simple: What was the player’s impact while in Laramie? That means NFL stats, draft status or any other accolade earned outside of UW is irrelevant when it comes to this list.

This isn’t a one-man job. This task called for a panel of experts. Joining 7220’s Cody Tucker are Robert Gagliardi, Jared Newland, Ryan Thorburn, and Kevin McKinney.

We all compiled our own list of 50 and let computer averages do the work. Think BCS — only we hope this catalog is fairer.

Don’t agree with a selection? Feel free to sound off on our Twitter: @7220sports – #Top50UWFB

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– University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players

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