A High Wind Watch has been posted for areas of southeast Wyoming starting tonight [Jan. 30] and running through Saturday, February 1.

That's according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service. The agency posted the following on its website:

The quiet weather period has ended and the winds have returned! Starting tonight/early Friday morning a high wind watch will be in effect for our wind prones areas including the I-80 Summit and Foothills. Wind gusts up to 60 to 70 mph are possible for these areas.


Cheyenne, Laramie Forecasts

Cheyenne Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy.
Monday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.
Monday Night
A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Laramie Forecast
Today
Sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.
Sunday
A chance of rain and snow before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy.
Monday
A chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

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