Heat advisory and fire watch issued as temperatures soar in Albany County
Heat advisory and fire watch hung over Albany County as Laramie headed for 94 by Tuesday and humidity fell into the teens.
A Heat Advisory and Fire Weather Watch hung over Albany County as southeast Wyoming headed into a stretch of record-to-near-record heat. The same upper-level ridge driving the heat will keep the region hot and dry through the weekend, with many places in the 90s and 100s and humidity dropping into the 10% to 20% range.
Laramie was expected to get the lighter end of the spike, but not enough to make outdoor plans comfortable. Forecasters had the city near 80 degrees that day, then 88 on Saturday, 92 on Sunday, 93 on Monday and 94 on Tuesday, with breezy conditions at times. Residents should stay hydrated and eat snacks to avoid heat injuries, especially in a county where July weekends often mean time in the Snowy Range, work along county roads or long hours around livestock and property outside city limits.
The low humidity and afternoon heat also raised the odds of a fire starting and spreading fast in dry grass and other fuels. Residents should trim strenuous outdoor work during the hottest part of the day, protect older neighbors and anyone without reliable cooling, and rethink burning or other ignition risks while the pattern stays hot, dry and breezy.
Anyone needing relief had a few concrete options in town. The Laramie Recreation Center at 406 Ivinson Avenue was open from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, with access to pools, cardio space, weights and other indoor facilities. Albany County Emergency Management was also at 406 Ivinson Avenue, with office hours Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the county’s Albany County Alerts system could send emergency messages by phone, text, email and TDD/TTY, and questions could go to Emergency Management Coordinator Kate Allred at 307-721-1815. For non-emergency calls, the county’s Emergency Communication Center used 307-721-2526 and operated 24 hours a day.
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