Figures from the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service show that Cheyenne and Laramie were slightly warmer and a little dryer than usual last month.

Both communities were only slightly dryer than is normal, but the difference would have been greater had it not been for a storm that passed through on October. 28-29.

The agency posted the following on its website:

Here's a look back at October weather across our area! 🌡️ Most of the month was rather warm, but the potent cold snap for the last 6 days of the month cancelled out much of the earlier warmth, resulting in slightly below normal temperatures for most of western Nebraska, and slightly above normal temperatures for southeast Wyoming. Several locations were on track for a top 10 warmest October for the first 25 days, but fell well behind this after the bitter cold at the end of the month. 🌧️ Precipitation was generally near normal for most areas, but areas along and north of US Highway 20 were well above normal thanks to the strong storm that came through on October 11-13. Chadron saw its wettest October day on record on October 12th with 2.00" of rain! The month as a whole ended up the 6th wettest on record. Douglas recorded 2.87" precipitation in October which was the wettest since 1999 (when records began). ❄️ Thanks to the warmth for most of the month, snowfall was generally below normal. The official snow observing sites at Cheyenne and Scottsbluff were both slightly below normal, with all accumulation coming in the single event on October 28-29. 💨 The winds weren't too bad last month, but the strong mid month storm lead to a 61 MPH gust at Sidney!
 
 Here is the Cheyenne forecast for the next few days:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.\
 
Here is the Laramie forecast:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

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