The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has released projected snowfall totals for this weekend showing that some areas could get up to a foot and a half of snow.

Even populated areas like Casper and Lusk could get a foot of the white stuff, according to the projections.

Cheyenne and Laramie probably will avoid the really heavy snowfall totals, but could still get up to four inches. But those communities won't totally escape the effects of winter weather. Cheyenne could see -10 degrees on Sunday and Monday night, while the mercury in Laramie could plunge to minus 11.

The agency on Friday morning sent out an email warning of the following weather conditions:

  • Prolonged winter impacts today through Sunday with combination of new snow, high wind, blowing snow, and arctic cold across the region. Timing and elevation will be key for impact magnitude and start time today into Saturday morning.
  • Chronologically - Ongoing High Winds, Blowing Snow, and Falling snow is occurring across Carbon and Albany Counties with Blowing snow across SE WY & portions of NE Panhandle. Winds will decrease Saturday morning.
  • Arctic Cold front will surge south Saturday morning. Wind chills will drop to single digits and then negative by Saturday afternoon. Wind Chills will remain below zero Saturday evening through next Wednesday. -20 to -30 wind chills likely Monday AM and Tuesday AM.

Here are the projections:

Here are the latest updates for snowfall totals across southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska panhandle. Refer to the "speedometers" on the left to see the overall range for snow totals in light blue, the most likely range for snow totals in the darker blue, and the arrow pointing at the official NWS forecast. Note that these snowfall totals are spread across three days: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The heaviest accumulations are currently forecast to be Saturday.

Here is the Forecast for Cheyenne:

Today
Patchy blowing snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow. Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 23 by noon, then falling to around 15 during the remainder of the day. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. East northeast wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 5. South southeast wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around -10. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -10.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 15.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Here is the Laramie Forecast:
Today
A 20 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values between -10 and -15. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Snow. Low around -10. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around -11.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 13.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

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