SE Wyoming Mountains Could Get Two Feet Of Snow This Weekend

The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for areas of southeast Wyoming this weekend, with up to two feet of snow possible in some mountain areas.

As of Thursday morning, the watch area did not include Cheyenne or Laramie. But the summit between Cheyenne and Laramie was included, as were many mountain areas.

The agency posted the following on its website:

Winter Storm Watches have been issued for the Sierra Madres, Snowys, and South Laramie Ranges as period of moderate to heavy snowfall is possible beginning late Friday afternoon through Sunday. 1 to 2 feet of accumulation is possible in the higher elevations of the Snowys and Sierra Madres, while areas near the I-80 Summit could see accumulations over 6 inches. Accumulating snowfall is possible for adjacent areas in Carbon and Albany County as well as along the Cheyenne Ridge that may require additional headlines. Areas across the Nebraska Panhandle will likely remain all rain as a result of the recently warmer temperatures, but could see snow mix in later on Sunday

Here are the forecasts for Cheyenne and Laramie:

Cheyenne Forecast:

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 50. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A chance of rain before 11pm, then rain and snow likely between 11pm and 3am, then snow likely after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday

Snow before noon, then rain and snow. High near 40. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night

Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday

Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 42.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Laramie Forecast:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Saturday

Snow. High near 36. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night

Snow. Low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.