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This is the current conditions weather report for Cheyenne. The report was made 66 minutes ago, at 04:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 10 miles per hour / 16.7 kilometers per hour from the westnorthwest (290°). The temperature was 32°F / 0°C, with a dew-point at 32°F / 0°C. The temperature felt like 25°F / -4°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.97 inHg / 1016 hPa. The relative humidity was 40%. The skies were clear.
The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens
The 9 acre Cheyenne Botanic Gardens are located in Lions Park and features numerous gardens. It also features a solar heated and powered solar conservatory. The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens depends upon a large volunteer force made up primarily of seniors, youth, and disabled residents who provide 90% of the work at the Gardens. The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens has been the recipient of three presidential awards: "Exemplary Volunteerism" from President Reagan, "83 Point of Light Award" from President George H. W. Bush, and the American Entrepreneurial Leadership Award from Partners for Liveable Communities in association with President Clinton. It is the only public garden in Wyoming. Admission is free.
With its authentic ambience, the Cheyenne Street Railway Trolley offers fully-narrated historic city tours that capture the lively character of days gone by. The Trolley stop at several top attractions on its hour and a half tours which run daily from May through September.
Tom Horn, the notorious Pinkerton agent who had been operating as a "hit man" for the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, was hanged in Cheyenne for a murder of fourteen year old Willie Nickel that he probably didn't commit, on November 20, 1903. He was the last man hanged in Cheyenne.
Cheyenne Frontier Days are a major event on the professional rodeo circuit. At the 1953 Frontier Days the US Air Force's precision flying squadron, the Thunderbirds, made their public debut.
Cheyenne is the home of F.E. Warren Air Force Base. One of the base's primary missions is to maintain an extensive network of nuclear missile silos throughout southeastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
In Philip K. Dick's alternative history novel The Man in the High Castle, Cheyenne is where Hawthorne Abendsen lives in his "High Castle".
My Friend Flicka and The Green Grass of Wyoming were written near Cheyenne at the Remount Ranch. Several motion pictures have been made around these books; the latest, Flicka, in 2006.
The Nagle Warren Mansion, one of Cheyenne's most historic Bed and Breakfasts, was built in 1888 and is considered one of the premier resorts west of the Mississippi.