Southeast Wyoming Precipitation: From "Drought To Deluge"

Southeast Wyoming communities are experiencing near-record-setting levels of precipitation this year according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service.

The agency posted the following on its website:

''We finally have a break in the active weather pattern today, so it's a good time to look back to see how the numbers are stacking up this year! After 3 years of drought from 2020-2022, 2023 has abruptly swung the other direction and continues to produce abundant rainfall for our area. Several locations have already reached their full-year annual average precipitation, and we still have nearly 5 months to go! For the year through August 8th, Cheyenne and Rawlins are currently running their 2nd wettest year to date, while Scottsbluff and Chadron are running at pace for 6th place.''

Here is the Cheyenne forecast for the next few days:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Here is the Laramie forecast:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 74.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 82.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 83.