SE Wyoming Winds Hit 68 MPH Thursday, Snow Possible Tonight

SE Wyoming Winds Hit 68 MPH Thursday, Snow Possible Tonight

RobertHoetink

Winds topped out at almost 70 MPH on Thursday in southeast Wyoming, according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service.

A 61 mile-per-hour gust was recorded at the Cheyenne Airport, while 59-miles-per-hour was recorded at the Laramie Airport.

We can expect cooler temperatures and a chance of snow tonight,

The agency posted the following on its website:

Table showing highest wind gusts so far today.
More breezy weather is expected into the weekend:

Breezy conditions will continue Friday and Saturday, before calming down on Sunday. A cold front is expected to push through the region late Friday night into early Saturday morning with precipitation chances ahead of the front. Expecting temperatures to be 10 to 15 degrees cooler on Saturday compared to Friday.

Graphic with an autumn forest clearing in the background. In the foreground are three, burnt orange, rectangles that contain the forecasts for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Cheyenne, Laramie Forecasts

Cheyenne Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of snow between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Laramie Forecast
This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 58.

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