Coldest January Weather In Decades Recorded In SE Wyoming
While cold temperatures in Wyoming in January are not exactly a shocking development, the mercury last month plunged to levels not seen in decades.
That's according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service. The agency nposted the following on its website:
Here's a look back at January weather across our area!
Temperatures were quite volatile last month, bringing both extreme cold and unusual warmth! East of I-25, the cold far outpaced the warmth, leading to a much colder than average month. The mid-January arctic cold snap brought some of the coldest January temperatures in the last several decades! (Likely coincidentally, most of the severe cold snaps in recent years have occured in either December or February). The warmth and cold were more balanced for Laramie and Rawlins, which saw near normal temperatures.
A few locations saw impressive differences between the monthly high and the monthly low. The largest was Scottsbluff, which saw a 93F temperature spread between the low of -26F on 1/16 and the high of 67F on 1/31! This was the 3rd largest spread in temperature between the January high and January low since 1893.
Most locations ended up near to slightly above average on precipitation and snowfall, nearly entirely thanks to the series of storms that impacted our area in the middle of the month.
Mountain snowpack made up a little bit of ground last month, but most locations remain below average in terms of snow water equivalent on the ground. The Sierra Madre range is closest to normal at 87% of median, while the South Laramie range is furthest behind, with only 23% of median snowpack currently present.
Snow Possible For Cheyenne, Laramie This Week
While Cheyenne and Laramie can expect warm weather and mild temperatures the next couple of days, snow is possible again by the middle of the week:
Cheyenne Forecast:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 47. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy.
Friday
A slight chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy.
Friday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Laramie Forecast:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy.
Friday
A chance of snow showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy.
Friday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery.
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