Natrona County Road & Weather Report: Fierce Winds Pierce the City (10/17/25)

Here is your daily travel and weather report for Casper and the surrounding areas.

The US National Weather Service Riverton Wyoming is reporting:

A seasonable and dry day is expected today. A gusty breeze will occur in the favored locations. A cold front will bring showers mainly along and East of the Continental Divide late tonight and Saturday morning.

It will be mostly sunny, with a high near 58°. It will be breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

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The Wyoming Department of Transportation is reporting mostly dry conditions in and around the city this morning, with one area reporting dangerous winds:

• WY 258 - Between Mills and Evansville - Dry with Dangerous Winds: Extreme Blow Over Risk (Closed to all high profile vehicles under 20000 GVW due to extreme blowover risk. All campers under 20,000 LBS are restricted).

Travel along Interstate-25 and Interstate-80 is also reporting some windy conditions around the state including:

• Cheyenne - Dry with Dangerous Winds: Extreme Blow Over Risk (Closed to all high profile vehicles under 40000 GVW due to gusting winds)
• Chugwater - Dry with Dangerous Winds: Extreme Blow Over Risk (Closed to all high profile vehicles under 40000 GVW due to gusting winds)
• Chugwater - Dry with Dangerous Winds: Extreme Blow Over Risk (Closed to all high profile vehicles under 40000 GVW due to gusting winds)
• Wheatland - Dry with Dangerous Winds: Extreme Blow Over Risk (Closed to all high profile vehicles under 40000 GVW due to gusting winds)

There are currently a pair of road closures this morning:

• District 4 (Northeast) - I90: Rest area closed near Moorcroft at milepost 153
• District 4 (Northeast) - I90: Bridge damage, Sand Creek Road overpass closed near Sundance at milepost 206, Use alternate route.