FNUS75 KRIW 072043 FWSRIW Spot Forecast for Kinky Creek...USWFS National Weather Service Riverton WY 243 PM MDT Tue Jul 7 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on July 08. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service .DISCUSSION... Isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue this afternoon through about 1900, then scattered lingering showers through 2400 with some possible gusty northwest winds. Wednesday will start out mostly clear with isolated thunderstorms building again just after noon, and possibly hitting the fire area during the afternoon hours. Gusty outflow winds over 35 mph are possible with slightly drier surface conditions as general winds are west 10 to 15 mph through the afternoon. Similar mild conditions are expected again Wednesday night, with some possible east winds in the late evening. Thursday should be more clear with a very isolated chance of showers/thunderstorms in the afternoon. West-northwest winds of 10 to 15 mph should occur Thursday afternoon into the early evening. ...Thunderstorms imply strong gusty and erratic winds... .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (50-60 percent) after 1400 with isolated showers and thunderstorms. CWR.................5 percent. Chance of pcpn......10-15 percent. Chance of thunder...10-15 percent. Max temperature.....73 to 75. Min humidity........25 to 30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds until 1200, then west 8 to 12 mph with gusts to 17 to 22 mph. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest around 10 mph until 1000, then west 10 to 15 mph with gusts 20 to 25 mph. Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL until 1000. Increasing to 10000 ft AGL after 1300. Transport winds.....South 7 to 12 mph until 1000, then west 15 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Very good late in the morning increasing to excellent in the afternoon. TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........15 10 10 10 5 15 15 10 15 25 40 55 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............42 45 56 64 67 68 69 73 74 73 70 69 RH..............80 76 58 46 39 36 34 29 28 28 30 30 20 FT wind dir..SW SW S SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..5 3 2 3 4 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 20 FT wind gust.6 6 7 8 12 14 17 17 18 18 18 18 Ridge wind dir..SW SW S SW SW W W W W W W W Ridge wind spd..10 10 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 4.5 7.0 8.5 9.5 10 10 10 9.0 Transp wind dir.S S S W W W W W W W W W Transp wind spd.10 8 7 10 13 14 16 17 17 17 17 17 SDspl kt-ft/10005 4 5 15 51 86 119 144 150 152 149 135 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-80 percent) then becoming partly cloudy to mostly clear (25-35 percent) after 2200. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....42-44. Max humidity........75 to 80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 7 to 10 mph until 2200, then light and variable. Ridgetop wind.......West 10 to 15 mph until 2200, then light andvariable. Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL until 2200, then 1000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph, decreasing to around 8 mph after 2200. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2000, becoming poor after 2200. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........70 65 75 65 80 70 75 50 35 35 30 35 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............67 64 59 54 51 48 47 47 47 46 44 42 RH..............33 36 49 57 60 64 66 64 65 70 75 78 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W SW SW S S S S 20 FT wind spd..6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT wind gust.17 16 12 11 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 Ridge wind dir..W W W W W W SW SW S S S S Ridge wind spd..15 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 Mix hgt (kft)...7.5 6.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.W W W W W NW W SW W W W W Transp wind spd.15 14 10 10 8 8 7 9 8 7 8 8 SDspl kt-ft/100099 80 15 5 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent) in the morning, becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent) in the afternoon. Very isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1200. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......10 percent after 1200. Chance of thunder...10 percent after 1200. Max temperature.....72 to 74. Min humidity........28 to 32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds until 1200, then west 7 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Light winds until 1000, then west 10 to 15 mph with gusts over 20 mph. Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL until 0900. 10000 ft AGL after 1200. Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 15 mph until 1400, then west 18 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0800. Very good late in the morning increasing to excellent in the afternoon after 1300. TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........30 35 20 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 Temp............43 49 57 64 68 69 70 71 72 72 71 70 RH..............76 68 56 45 39 36 34 32 31 31 31 33 20 FT wind dir..S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 20 FT wind gust.6 6 6 7 10 12 14 17 18 18 19 20 Ridge wind dir..S S SW SW SW W W W W W W W Ridge wind spd..5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 5.0 7.0 9.0 9.5 9.5 10 9.5 9.0 Transp wind dir.SW S SW W W W W W W W W W Transp wind spd.8 8 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 20 18 SDspl kt-ft/10004 4 18 33 57 92 126 140 155 171 164 148 .FORECASTDAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY NIGHT... Mostly clear. Gusty northwest winds until 2100, then light and variable. Lows in the low to mid 40s. .FRIDAY... Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds. .SATURDAY... Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 80. Light winds. .SUNDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 8 mph. $$ Forecaster...McDonald Requested by...Idaho Team 1 Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2616925.0/RIW .DELDT 07/07/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL 2026.kinkycreek.plans@firenet.gov,bdyer@blm.gov