Snow, Winds Of Up To 65 Miles Per Hour Expected In SE Wyoming

The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service says the Sierra Madre mountains could get up to 20 inches of snow and winds of up to 65 miles may blast other areas of SE Wyoming on Thursday.

Snow may also be seen in other areas of southeast Wyoming by Friday.

The agency posted the following statements and graphics on it's website:

: A High Wind Watch has been issued for portions of I-80 and I-25 Thursday afternoon for gusts up to 65 MPH. Mountain snow is expected to develop Thursday afternoon and continue through Friday with locally heavy snow accumulations possible across the higher peaks of the Sierra Madre Range.

After a very nice day Wednesday, the weather begins to take a turn south for the end of the week across southeast Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle. Our next cold front moves into our western counties Thursday, with snow developing behind the front. Ahead of the front Thursday, very warm temperatures are expected east of the Laramie Range, with some locations reaching the mid 60s. Cold front sweeps through to the east Friday with colder temperatures and light snow for most locations, especially in the morning. Strong winds expected for the wind prone areas Friday night into Saturday as high pressure builds back into the area. High Wind Warnings may be needed for the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming during that time.

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Here is the forecast for Cheyenne:

Today

Patchy dense fog before 8am. Widespread dense freezing fog between 8am and 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of snow showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Windy.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy.

Monday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.

Monday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery.

Tuesday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy.

Here is the forecast for Laramie:

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 49. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Windy.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 47. Windy.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.