FORT COLLINS, CO — A few showers and storms developed across the northern Front Range of Colorado and southeast Wyoming this afternoon, with radar showing scattered activity concentrated within a triangular zone stretching from near Rock River, Wyoming down through Laramie, Cheyenne, and into Fort Collins. Despite the scattered storm activity, conditions remained pleasant across much of the region, with one observer reporting a gorgeous 70 degrees at home even as nearby storms produced periods of lightning and rain.
Storms Concentrate Within a Defined Corridor
Radar imagery shows the most active storm cells positioned within a roughly triangular area extending from southeast Wyoming down into the Colorado Front Range, with notable activity near Chugwater and Slater in the north, continuing south through the Cheyenne and Laramie areas, and further activity developing near Red Feather Lakes and Fort Collins to the south. This corridor captured the bulk of today’s shower and thunderstorm activity across the broader region.
Several storm cells within this zone displayed lightning strike indicators on radar, particularly in the area near Chugwater and along the I-80 corridor between Laramie and Cheyenne, suggesting these cells reached sufficient intensity to produce electrical activity even as the overall coverage remained scattered rather than widespread.
Southeast Wyoming Sees the Most Organized Activity
The most intense and organized area of storm activity appears concentrated across southeast Wyoming, particularly in a band stretching from near Chugwater eastward toward La Grange and Yoder. This area shows the deepest red and orange coloring on radar, indicating the heaviest rainfall rates and most vigorous storm development within today’s overall scattered pattern.
Additional storm activity was also visible near Cheyenne itself, along with scattered cells continuing south along the I-25 corridor toward the Colorado border, illustrating how the day’s storm development extended across a fairly lengthy north-south corridor spanning the state line.
Front Range Foothills See Scattered Development
Farther south, additional showers and storms developed across the Colorado Front Range foothills, with notable activity near Red Feather Lakes and extending toward Fort Collins. This activity appears somewhat more isolated compared to the more continuous band of storms farther north in Wyoming, consistent with typical afternoon convective development along the foothills during favorable atmospheric conditions…